Erdogan: Islamophobia is spreading like plague in the world

"The main goal of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum is to promote diplomacy in crisis situations," Turkish President Erdogan said at the official opening ceremony of the 3rd Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Report informs.

"We hope that the three-day discussions will contribute to the world. But I'm not so hopeful. Because Islamophobia is spreading like a plague in the world," Erdogan said.

He stressed that the chaos is increasing: "The international order is weakening."

Erdogan pointed out that Türkiye is the only NATO country that has defeated the ISIS terrorist organization.

He said that Ankara has been fighting terrorism for 40 years: "Our fight will continue. "Türkiye will not retreat from its principles."