In connection with an announced demonstration outside the Danish consulate in Istanbul, Norwegian residents in Turkey have been asked to be careful.
Press spokesperson at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ane Haavardsdatter Lunde, confirms this to NTB.
– We encourage Norwegian citizens to exercise caution and avoid areas with large gatherings of people, she says.
Both the Danish and Swedish foreign ministries have sent out similar calls.
The seas: That is why there is a major political row between Sweden and Turkey
The backdrop is the recent demonstrations that took place outside the Swedish Consulate General in Ankara and Istanbul. In addition, the Swedish-Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan has said that he will burn a Koran in front of the Turkish embassy in Copenhagen every Friday until Sweden is admitted to NATO.
On Friday, the Danish ambassador to Turkey was summoned to a meeting with the Turkish authorities about the matter.
Two protests in Stockholm have recently triggered strong Turkish reactions. In the one was and quran brent, and in the second, a doll meant to imitate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hoisted up with a rope – see video:
