"Međutim, u zadnje vrijeme primijetimo da je islamofobija -- koja izražava stajalište da vjera islama sadrži i ohrabruje nasilje svojom historijom , da se Islam širio svijetom mačem, i da su Muslimani potencijalni nasilnici -- postepeno u porastu," dodao je Bardakoglu.
"However, during recent periods we are observing that Islamophobia -- which expresses the mentality that the religion of Islam contains and encourages violence with its history, that Islam was spread over the world by swords, and that Muslims are potential users of violence -- is gradually increasing," Bardakoglu added.