Lars Hedegaard

Danish politicians have reacted furiously to the Turkish EU minister’s remarks criticizing Denmark’s decision to report Turkey to the EU due to an ongoing row over the release of a Danish writer’s suspected shooter.

Turkey's EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkır has slammed Denmark's decision to report Turkey to the EU over the release of the suspected shooter of a Danish writer.

"The suspect has been freed with a court decision and has been disappeared. It's not right to blame Turkey," Bozkır said, speaking to reporters in Stockholm on Nov. 28, broadcaster NTV has reported.

Copenhagen is pressuring Ankara for an explanation regarding the release of the suspected shooter of a Danish writer in Turkey and conveyed the issue to the European Union, the Danish foreign minister has said.

Maintaining good relations with Turkey is more crucial for Denmark than the recent dispute between the countries that erupted after the release of the suspected shooter of a Danish writer, the country’s foreign minister has said.

Turkey has demanded an explanation and clarification from Danish authorities about the release of 10 men charged with financing the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) for alleged terrorist activities, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written statement Oct. 31.

The shooting suspect of a Danish writer was released in Turkey more than two months before the reported prisoner swap with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Hürriyet has learned.