TURKEY

Erdogan calls for fight on Islamophobia like ‘anti-Semitism after Holocaust’

On the campaign trail, Turkish leader has stoked anger by repeatedly showing video made by alleged gunman in New Zealand mosque shooting
Erdogan calls for fight on Islamophobia like ‘anti-Semitism after Holocaust’

By FULYA OZERKAN

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called for a global fight against rising Islamophobia like “anti-Semitism after the Holocaust” following the deadly attacks on two New Zealand mosques.

The Turkish leader has presented the mosque attacks by a self-avowed white supremacist who killed 50 people as part of a wider assault on Islam and demands the West do more against anti-Muslim sentiment.


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