Turkish PM: Do I look like an ISIL

Turkish PM: Do I look like an ISIL supporter?

Ankara, Oct 27 (DHA) - Stating that his understanding of Islam and the ideology of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) are at opposite ends of the spectrum, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu has said the stark contrast can simply be "seen from my face."

"Look at me, look at my face. Do I have the face of someone who would support ISIL?" Davutoğlu asked on Oct. 26, when reminded of claims by some opposition figures that his government had provided protection to ISIL.

"The Islam that we represent is exactly the opposite of ISIL. It is also the kind of Islam that will destroy ISIL" he said during a live TV broadcast with young people at an Istanbul caf?.There is a need for an "ideological" struggle against ISIL in addition to security measures, the prime minister added.

He also claimed that his Justice and Development Party (AKP) had "never regarded young people as terrorists or potential criminals" simply because of their participation in the anti-government Gezi Park protests of summer 2013.





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