The OIC Secretary General, Iyad Ameen Madani, pointed out that this terrorist act is a result of an extremist and deviant ideology, and considered the perpetrators devoid of any sense of empathy, humanity or religious restraint. He conveyed his sincere condolences to the government and people of Turkey and the families of the victims and prayed for the recovery of the injured. The OIC chief called for exerting more effort at the international and regional levels to fight terrorism as a dangerous threat to global peace and security. He further reiterated the OIC’s principled and firm position condemning terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, and that no act of terrorism can be justified regardless of motives, place or time or whomever is the perpetrator. Source: OIC