Turkey urges Denmark to prevent “vile attacks” against the Quran

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has urged Denmark to take urgent action to prevent “continuous vile attacks against the Quran”.

A Turkish foreign ministry source said Fidan made the call in a phone conversation with his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen.

According to the source, Fidan condemned the attacks and told Rasmussen it was unacceptable to allow such actions under the guise of freedom of expression.

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Rasmussen on Saturday wrote on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter: “Turkey and Denmark are close allies. Important to not let these acts succeed in creating division.” 

He also reiterated Denmark’s “strong condemnation of these provocative acts by few individuals.”

The comments came after a small group of anti-Islam activists set fire to Korans in front of the Egyptian and Turkish embassies in Copenhagen on Tuesday, after similar protests in Denmark and Sweden over recent weeks.

Denmark and Sweden have deplored the burning of Islam’s holy book but say they cannot prevent it under rules protecting free speech.