Türkiye’s international minister praises the dignified response of Turkish pupil Fatma Zehra S. after she skilled “injustice” and discrimination by a Swedish professor at Stockholm University.
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Following an unique story by TRT World, Türkiye’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu has known as the Turkish pupil, who was denied an internship programme by a Stockholm University professor.
In a phone dialog on Monday, Cavusoglu counseled Fatma Zehra S. for dealing with the state of affairs with dignity within the face of “injustice” dedicated by Professor Per Carlbring.
“The injustice done to you has been talked about all over Türkiye. I wanted to call specifically. First of all, I would like to thank you very much for your steadfast stance and your dignity,” Cavusoglu was quoted as telling Fatma in a video clip, which he posted on Twitter.
Last 12 months, Fatma expressed her curiosity in a analysis mission led by Carlbring. But he rapidly turned down her software, telling her in an e mail, “Turkey does not allow Sweden to join NATO, I have to decline. Sorry!”
In his put up, Cavusoglu slammed the professor’s discriminatory transfer and informed Fatma that whereas he was saddened by the news he was happy with how she dealt with it.
“Our stance against racism, xenophobia and discrimination is clear!” Cavusoglu wrote.
“The incident that our daughter Zehra encountered at a Swedish university is a bad example of education being used as an instrument in politics.”
The difficulty has added a brand new pressure to diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Sweden, as the 2 international locations attempt to negotiate Stockholm’s NATO membership.
Finland and Sweden formally utilized to hitch NATO in May, abandoning many years of army non-alignment, a choice spurred by Russia’s conflict towards Ukraine.
But Türkiye – a NATO member for over 70 years – voiced objections, saying the 2 international locations have been tolerating and supporting terrorist teams.
Irkçılık, yabancı düşmanlığı ve ayrımcılığa karşı tavrımız web!
Zehra kızımızın bir İsveç üniversitesinde karşılaştığı olay, eğitimin siyasete alet edilmesinin kötü bir örneği.
Telefonla görüşmemizde kendisini dirayeti ve vakarlı duruşu için tebrik ettim. pic.twitter.com/Vj4obh6Vov
— Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (@MevlutCavusoglu) January 16, 2023
Fatma filed a discrimination criticism report with the college on December 5, 2022, describing the professor’s response as being “based on political considerations” and “discriminatory if not completely racist”.
Her software has since been accepted by a distinct professor within the psychology division on the identical college, and she or he plans to go forward with the internship this summer time.
Since TRT World broke the news final week, the Swedish professor has taken down his Twitter account, and there hasn’t but been any additional communication from the professor or the college.
Cavusoglu reminded Fatma that the Turkish Embassy in Sweden is at her disposal and may help her if she wants something.
“Continue to keep your head high, let your path be clear.”
Source: TRT World
