Tension rises between Turkey and Sweden: the Koran was burned, the statements stunned
Tensions between Sweden and Turkey, who want to join NATO along with Finland after Russia’s attack on Ukraine, do not abate… Ankara, which announced that Sweden would not cooperate in the fight against terrorism, has refrained from joining in the past of these two countries months, and in June 2022, it was in Spain. The process began after the conviction of President Erdoğan at the NATO Summit.
The fact that no one interfered with the far-right politician, who had carried out similar actions before, provoked the reaction of the whole world.
However, as some of Turkey’s demands were not met, Hungary and Turkey have not yet given final approval for these two countries to join NATO, and an action that took place yesterday in the Swedish capital further increased the tension. . A politician named Rasmus Paludan, a citizen of Sweden and Denmark, burned the Holy Quran yesterday near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Paludan’s move, which previously informed the international public about his action by giving “day and time”, provoked a reaction from both Turkey and the Islamic world.
Following the scandalous incident in Sweden, the Swedish flag was burned in front of the Swedish Consulate General in Istanbul.
The British news agency Reuters commented: “This action considerably increased the tension at a time when Sweden needed Ankara’s support to join NATO”, noting that Ankara also reacted strongly to this event.
THE POLICE EXPLAINED
Swedish Foreign Minister Billstrom also tweeted: “Sweden has very wide freedom of speech, but that does not mean that I or the Swedish government support these ideas.”
While Paludan did not make a statement after the scandalous act, he was reported to have told police: “The protest is against Islam and President Erdogan of Turkey’s effort to interfere with freedom of expression in Sweden” to ask permission to request the action.
After the action of burning the Qur’an, many countries reacted. Many countries, including Iran, the United Arab Emirates, along with Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan, condemned this action.