Turkish association in Germany that was recently mentioned in context of the screening of a controversial film that denies genocide in Srebrenica, has dismissed the allegations about providing its premises in Dortmund for the purpose of the film screening.
In a statement to Anadolu Agency, the association of supporters of Turkish football club Fenerbahce said they were unaware of the fact that the ‘Srpska: The Struggle for Freedom’ film by Serbian-Canadian filmmaker Boris Malagurski would be screened and that they were told the premises would be used for a community meeting.
They paid the tribute to the Srebrenica genocide victims, expressing grief over the deaths of the victims.
“We still feel the pain with our whole bodies because of the genocide committed in Srebrenica in 1995. According to the statute, our association does not serve to any religious, political or individual groups, but ever since its foundation has always been on the side of the oppressed, no matter where they are in the world,” the association said.
“We are deeply saddened for unintentionally hurting our brothers Bosniaks. We apologise to all the Bosniaks, ask for their forgiveness and we emphasise we, as the millions of the Fenerbahce fans, will keep supporting them,”, it added.
Earlier on Saturday, the filmmaker thanked on Twitter to the Turkish association, saying that they “taught the German venues a lesson in European values, freedom and tolerance.”
The post sparked the reaction in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with some associations of victims saying they were left “speechless.”
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