Swedish embassy in Ankara closed to public after Quran burning scandal

The Swedish Embassy in Ankara is closed to the public due to possible demonstrations, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said in a statement, according to Report.

Over the weekend, angry mobs gathered outside the Swedish embassy in Ankara, and protesters set fire to the Swedish flag outside the consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Sweden cannot count on Turkiye's support in its bid for NATO membership after a Quran was burned outside the republic's embassy in Stockholm.

Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, while surrounded and protected by the police, set the Quran on fire in Sweden’s capital Stockholm on Saturday.