Akgun of SDP: Islam is a religion of tolerance

Meeting with the Head of the Centre, Ridvan Cakir, Akgun noted: "There are 2.5 million Turks living in Germany, therefore this centre is very important to us."
Akgun, drawing attention to the popular conception of Islam in Germany, said: "Radical fundamentalists are what German people understand as Islam. After the events of Sept. 11, people began to associate Islam with terrorism. Our mission is to introduce Islam in Germany and to show that Islam is a religion of tolerance."