Daesh not representing Islam, Turkish premier says

SOFIA, Bulgaria

Daesh does not represent Islam, Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday in a speech to NGOs and dignitaries in Bulgaria.

“We came from a tradition that [people] lived in peace together with everyone,” he told his audience in capital Sofia.

Groups such as Daesh does not represent Islam any more than racists represent Christianity or Bulgaria, he added, calling for societies to stand against both.