Guess what? Turkey tops Iran in Antisemitism league.

Guess what? Turkey tops Iran in Antisemitism league. (HD).

Studies conducted by international organizations indicate that there has been a rise in anti-Semitism in Turkish public opinion, an opposition lawmaker has said, arguing that Turkey has even surpassed Iran in the category.

“Our Jewish citizens are unfortunately entering the New Year in an environment where anti-Semitism, discrimination, hate crimes and hate speeches are on the rise,” Aykan Erdemir, a Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy for Bursa, told reporters at a press conference on Sept. 25, as he marked Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

“A study carried out by the Anti-Defamation League [ADL] in 102 countries and with the participation of 53,100 persons revealed that Turkey ranks 17th in an index of countries harboring anti-Semitic attitudes,” Erdemir said.

The study shows that 69 percent of Turkish people harbored anti-Semitic attitudes, much higher than the global average of 26 percent, Erdemir said. “The fact that Turkey’s average is higher than Iran, 56 percent of whose population has anti-Semitic attitudes, is a warning,” he added.

“There is a rise in anti-Semitism in a country where the state and the government remain indifferent and insensitive toward anti-Semitic hate crimes,” Erdemir said, adding that despite this environment, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan still argues that there is "no anti-Semitism in Turkey." Hmmm....Can't say i'm surprised considering the following story: " Avraham Krispin of Tel Aviv still remembers how Turkey's prime minister used to walk around school with a copy of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf."Read the full story here.