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Support by some European states to far-right movements 'disgraceful': Turkish President Erdogan
Baku, May 2, AZERTAC
It is "disgraceful and scandalous for Western democracies” that far-right movements in some European countries have been receiving state support, Anadolu Agency reports citing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"The fact that far-right movements are supported by the state itself in some European countries is a tragedy, disgraceful and scandalous for Western democracies," Erdogan said in a speech at the International Democratic Union Capacity Building and Training Workshop in the Turkish capital Ankara.
"Today, the Neo-Nazi terrorism fueled by hatred against Turkish and Muslim (people) has reached levels that threaten the lives and property of our people," Erdogan added.
He stressed that Türkiye cannot remain silent in the face of "heinous" acts of racist terrorism, pointing to the killing of dozens of Turkish nationals abroad.
Türkiye rejects antisemitism in same way it opposes Islamophobia, xenophobia and all forms of cultural racism, he stressed.