“…it's not possible for a Muslim to commit genocide”

—  Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

November 2009 "Sudanese President Bashir's visit to Turkey in limbo" http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=a-muslim-can-never-commit-genocide-erdogan-defends-bashir-2009-11-08, Hurriyet Daily News (November 8, 2009)
Also translated as "it is not possible for those who belong to the Muslim faith to carry out genocide". https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/nov/11/erdogan-muslims-turkish-sudan-gaza

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