Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu praised the rally against terror in Paris, adding that he would expect a similar reaction to attacks on Muslims and Islamophobia.


MOSCOW, January 12 (Sputnik) �Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu praised the extraordinary rally against�terror in�Paris as�a strong message to�the world, adding he would expect a similar reaction to�attacks on�Muslims and Islamophobia, reports AFP.
For Turkey the attendance of�Davutoglu, one of�the top Muslim leaders at�the rally, was seen as�hugely symbolic gesture considering that Charlie Hebdo had often ridiculed the Prophet Mohammed.
�It is a message to�the whole world that everyone must confront the threat of�terror,� Davutoglu told reporters at�the Turkish embassy in�Paris in�televised comments, as�reported by�AFP.

�We would expect the same sensitivities to�be shown to�attacks on�mosque or Islamophobia,� he added after�attending the rally which got together over�a million people in�Paris alone.
Davutoglu praised a comment by�French President Francois Hollande that �these fanatics (who carried out�the attacks) have nothing to�do with�Muslim religion� as�being of�the �utmost importance�.
He noted that the attackers had not grown up�in Muslim countries but �in Paris� and it was this environment that should be examined. He also added that Turkey has similar values as�far as�eradicating terror is concerned and there should be no double standards.

Davutoglu�s attendance at�the rally received some criticism on�social media with�critics saying Turkey�s record on�press freedom meant his attendance was far from�welcome, reports AFP.

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