Turkey condemns 'terror', urges fight against Islamophobia

Turkey today said it condemned all forms of "terror" after the shooting at a French satirical weekly that left 12 dead but added Europe should also fight against growing "Islamophobia".
"We, as Turkey, condemn with hatred any kind of terror. We are against any form of terror regardless of where it comes from and what its motives are," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara.
An attack by gunmen targeting the offices of the Charlie Hebdo weekly in Paris today claimed the lives of some of France's best-known cartoonists.
But reprising a key theme of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Cavusoglu said terrorism and increasing Islamophobia in Europe were "inter-connected".

"We must fight against increasing racism, xenophobia and Islamophobia in Europe which threaten all our values. We must also fight against any form of terrorism," Cavusoglu said.
The minister also said Islam was a "religion of peace", adding: "It is not a correct approach to associate Islam with terrorism."
Cavusoglu said he was planning a telephone conversation later with his French counterpart Laurent Fabius over the attack.