The Foreign Ministry reiterated that Türkiye condemns and protests these actions in the strongest possible terms, those sources, quoted by local television, added.

The move followed the continuation of Quran burnings before Turkish embassies in Copenhagen and The Hague, as well as other diplomatic headquarters of some Muslim countries.

Islamophobic individuals and groups in northern Europe have repeatedly carried out Quran burnings and similar attempts to desecrate the holy book recently, sparking outrage in Muslim countries and globally.

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