In Erdogan’s Turkey, Paris Attack Is West’s Failure on Islam

As the killings at a French satirical magazine stunned the world last week, Turkey’s government went on a mission: to defend its brand of political Islam.

In a summary of comment by Turkish officials distributed by the prime minister’s Office of Public Diplomacy, the words “Islam,” “Islamophobia” and “Muslim” were mentioned 17 times. Columnists at pro-government newspapers suggested the attacks were planned by intelligence services to justify hostility to Muslims. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned that Europe was becoming more anti-Islamic.