ISTANBUL 

Türkiye's first lady Emine Erdogan met Friday in Türkiye with Ilyasah Shabazz, the daughter of US civil rights leader Malcolm X.

Erdogan said the two women addressed activities of the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center.

“The resistance courageously initiated by Malcolm X in the fight against racism and Islamophobia became the first spark of a global transformation,” Erdogan wrote on the X social media platform as she voiced happiness at hosting Shabazz in Türkiye,

“Through the efforts of the Education Center established as a symbol of this understanding, I wish for Malcolm X's beliefs and determination to reach all young people in the world,” said Erdogan.