On Tuesday, the Prime Minister of Turkey criticized Europe for its indifference to terror attacks in Turkey, the Anadolu Agency reports.
In the first speech by a Turkish premier to the Council of Europe’s assembly of parliamentarians, Ahmet Davutoglu said Europe did not reciprocate the sympathy shown by Turkey to attacks on European soil.
“We care about the sensitivity and reaction against terrorist attacks in Europe,” he told European lawmakers in Strasbourg, France. “However we expect that the same sensitivity and reaction would be shown for the terrorist attacks in Ankara and Istanbul. We are deeply sorry as they have not been shown.”
Davutoglu also used his address to rail against xenophobia and racism against Muslims, migrants and Roma across Europe.
“The rise of parties and their leaders who have racist and fascist tendencies contradict the values of modern Europe such as equality, democracy, rule of law and human rights,” he said.
In Turkey, where around 3 million refugees are living, there had been no demonstrations against immigrants, he said.