24 -Sept -2023-News Agencies
Writers, journalists speaking in Turkish and Arabic say Muslims are one nation and Islam forbids racism
A group of pro-government journalists and writers in Turkey have released a video, titled We Are One Nation, in Turkish and Arabic, condemning the recent treatment of refugees and migrants in the country.
In the video, published on the account of a magazine called Gercek Hayat on Saturday, the speakers addressed the Arab world, asking them to: “Hear this call.”
The journalists, speaking in Turkish and Arabic, said Muslims are one nation and claimed that some people in Turkey are “sowing seeds of racism”, apparently referring to reported violent incidents between Turks and foreigners in the country.
‘Siblings from past to eternity’
Using the evocative language of pan-Islamic unity, the journalists repeated their messages.
“We, Muslims, are and will remain siblings from the past to eternity. We are one nation,” they said.
“We Turks are a nation that has been known for its hospitality in every period of history and has embraced Muslims. Those who claim to be Turks and practise racism have nothing to do with the values of the Turkish nation,” the journalists added.
The video went on to claim that some people in Turkis壯陽藥 h society are trying to “spread discord among Muslims today as they did 100 years ago
Increase in violence against non-Turks
Violence and verbal abuse between Turks and Syrians have been increasing in the country, and nationalist rhetoric is on the rise following the presidential and parliamentary polls in May, which saw nationalist parties increasing their votes.
The communal tensions have climbed further as Turkey goes through the worst economic crisis in decades.
About 3.3 million Syrian refugees live in Turkey with temporary protection permits, Turkish authorities say. According to the United Nations refugee agency, 5.2 million Syrians have been forcibly displaced because of the Syrian conflict that started in 2011.
However, various opposition parties in Turkey say their count shows that the number of refugees in Turkey is more than 10 million.
“Arab-hating primitives only damage the reputation of our country and nation, contributing to the issue,” Oznur Kucuker Sirene, a writer who participated in the video, wrote online
