ERDOGAN, Tayyip. Turkish PM: "Just as with Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it has become necessary to view Islamophobia as a crime against humanity"

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the 25th and current Prime Minister of Turkey, and the chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party, which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recep_Tayyip_Erdo%C4%9Fan ).

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking to the UN Alliance of Civilizations meeting in Vienna in February 2013: :"Just as with Zionism, anti-Semitism and fascism, it has become necessary to view Islamophobia as a crime against humanity." [1].

Recep Tayyip Erdogan quoted in “John Kerry to urge Turkey top patch up relations with Israel after Zionism row”, Guardian, 1 March 2013: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/01/kerry-turkey-relations-israel-zionism .