Turkey has condemned a deadly shooting at the Paris office of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo in a strongly worded statement, saying that the perpetrators showed their "savage face" and the assault constitutes treason against a civilization they claim to be part of. "The attack again showed the savage face of those who embrace violence as a means to express and spread their views," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement, hours after the attack that shocked the world. Masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo early on Wednesday, killing at least 12 people, including the paper's editor, before escaping in a getaway car. It is France's deadliest terrorist attack in at least two decades. Charlie Hebdo has been repeatedly threatened for its caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad and other controversial sketches. Turkey said the incident is an assault on humanity and universal values before anything else, and that those who committed this crime have greatly betrayed a civilization they claim to be a part of. "It is obvious that this despicable attack won't serve anything but to [fuel] Islamophobic, racist and anti-immigrant circles," the statement said. Ankara said the act of terrorism represents no religion, nationality or value. "Terrorism is a crime against humanity and can in no way be justified," Ankara said. “These terrorist attacks cannot be linked to Islam, a religion of peace. There are no grounds for excusing this kind of terrorist attack,” Davutoğlu said in his speech in Ankara on Thursday. “As Turks we are against these kinds of assaults,” he continued. Davutoğlu called on all people to come together and unite to hold back the racist movements and cultural clashes that might erupt after the attacks in Paris. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered his condolences to the French nation via the official website of the Turkish presidency. Harshly condemning the attacks, which wounded 20, Erdoğan said, “Turkey is expecting the suspects to be detained and brought to justice as soon as possible.” “In the face of terrorist acts such as the one in Paris, tensions that pave the way for hate speech and intolerance of diversity, and initiatives that present religious and cultural differences as grounds for enmity we all have to adopt a common attitude,” Erdoğan was quoted as saying. Deputy Prime Minister Yalçın Akdoğan also condemned the deadly shooting, calling it unacceptable. “Twelve people died, many were injured. This is not acceptable in any way. It should be condemned strongly,” Akdoğan said in remarks on state broadcaster TRT. The deputy prime minister said a media institution could be criticized and condemned for its editorial line, apparently referring to Charlie Hebdo's history of drawing anger from the Muslim world, but added that Tuesday's attack should be considered a separate matter. “Terrorism should be rejected categorically, as a matter of principle, irrespective of who commits it,” he said, calling the attack “shocking.” Akdoğan also noted the rise of Islamophobia and racism in Europe and said such attacks should not fuel the growth of these trends. “We should be alert about this, otherwise, it would mean falling into the trap set by the terrorists. It would mean falling into terrorism's trap if this [attack] feeds a new wave of racism and [hostility] against immigrants and Muslims. Because this is exactly what terrorism seeks to achieve,” he said. In remarks made on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu condemned terrorism but warned against the rise of Islamophobia in Europe, saying Islamophobia and terrorism feed each other. Çavuşoğlu said terrorism and Islamophobia are two issues that need to be tackled. “We, as Turkey, condemn with hatred every type of terrorism. We are against terrorism irrespective of its reason and goals,” he told reporters. Speaking shortly before Çavuşoğlu, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Ömer Çelik condemned the shooting, calling it an attack on innocent people. “This is an attack on all of humanity. I condemn it,” Çelik told private broadcaster CNN Türk. “This is an attack on innocent people.” Çelik also said the fact that there were protests by Muslims in the past against some of the cartoons published in Charlie Hebdo should not lead to any association between the shooting and the protests. “Muslims were offended and they had protests. This should not be associated with the attack. Muslims condemn this attack,” he said, speculating that there were other motives behind the shooting.