Turkey issues a travel advisory for European citizens

Travel advisories for Turkey’s residents traveling to Europe were released on Saturday, citing “potential Islamophobic, xenophobic, and racist acts.”

Anti-Muslim and anti-Turkish demonstrations concern Turkey

The Turkish Foreign Ministry urged people throughout Europe to stay away from protest-prone locations. Recent anti-Muslim and anti-Turkish incidents, according to Turkey, demonstrate the “dangerous degree of religious intolerance and hatred” present on the continent.

Rasmus Paludan, a radical right-wing activist, lit a Quran on fire in Sweden and Denmark, which infuriated Turkey. Another extremist desecrated the holy book in the Netherlands as a provocative gesture, which prompted Turkey to call the Dutch ambassador.

The recent Kurdish demonstration in Sweden that featured an effigy of Recep Tayyip Erdogan being hanged up infuriated the Turkish administration as well. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is regarded as a terrorist organization by the US and EU, is linked to those protests according to Turkey.

Turkey has issued a second travel advisory for the US, noting “racist crimes done throughout the United States” as well as “verbal and physical attacks against foreigners.”

Turkey travel advice is updated by Nordic nations

Turkey has issued travel advisories following similar actions by Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. These four European nations upgraded their travel advisories for Turkey and urged their nationals to stay away from rallies there.

Following far-right protests in Stockholm, Turkish citizens have demonstrated in front of the Swedish embassies in Ankara and Istanbul.

The Swedish Foreign Ministry stated on its website that it wanted to alert Swedes living in Turkey about the possibility of more manifestations.

Sweden’s attempt to join NATO has been impeded by the burning of the Quran in Stockholm. Following the far-right demonstration, NATO member Turkey declared it would oppose Sweden’s bid to join the military alliance.

Currently, for a new nation to join the transatlantic military alliance, all 30 NATO members must concur.

Finland, which had submitted an application to join NATO alongside Sweden, has said it may do so without its fellow Nordic country.