Islamists increasing presence in France, French writer says
French writer, Joachim Veliocas, said Friday that Turkey encourages its citizens to migrate to France.
There
is growing presence, he said, for the Democratic Union of Muslims Party in
France.
He
added at a seminar by CEMO
in Paris, titled "Turkish foreign policies and their disastrous
consequences on Europe", that Turkish President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan uses some of the societies operating in France.
Turkish
nationals living in France raise funds for the construction of schools and
mosques that follow the ideology of the current regime in Turkey.
He
expected Turkey to launch several projects in France in the coming period,
including mosques, societies and schools.
Attending
the seminar was a large host of researchers and experts. They included Ahmed
Youssef, Roland Lombardi, Pierre Berthelot, Garen Shnorhokian. Several Middle
East specialists from Europe also attended the seminar, along with a large
number of Arab and French journalists.
