U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday condemned the "brutal and outrageous" execution-style murders of three Muslim students in North Carolina at the hands of a neighbor who espoused anti-religious views."No one in the United States of America should ever be targeted because of who they are, what they look like, or how they worship," Obama said in a statement.He said, "As we saw with the overwhelming presence at the funeral of these young Americans, we are all one American family. Whenever anyone is taken from us before their time, we remember how they lived their lives – and the words of one of the victims should inspire the way we live ours."Obama also quoted Yusor Mohammad's words on diversity in United States; "Growing up in America has been such a blessing," Yusor said recently. "It doesn't matter where you come from. There's so many different people from so many different places, of different backgrounds and religions – but here, we're all one."Obama's statement came just a day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has urged him to take a firm stand against the death of the Muslims.Speaking at a press conference in Mexico City on Thursday, Erdoğan said it was rather significant that no statements have been made by Obama or Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry since the students were murdered."As political leaders, we have responsibilities for the murders committed in the countries we are in charge of. We have to show our position. If you stay silent when faced with an incident like this, and don't make a statement, the world will stay silent towards you," Erdoğan said. "Why are you still keeping silent?" he asked, stressing that he has been waiting to hear their voice on the incident, which he called an "act of cruelty."Three young Muslims from the same family, two of them a married couple, were shot dead on Wednesday at a residential complex of North Carolina State University in the U.S. Police named the victims as 23-year-old Deah Shaddy Barakat, his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.Erdoğan cursed the suspect, 46-year-old Craig Stephen Hicks, who was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. "An international fight against terrorism is a must," Erdoğan stressed: "Both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are crimes against humanity."Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, in an exclusive interview with state-run TRT Haber channel, also commented on the murder and touched on the increasing violent acts being carried out against Muslims in the EU and U.S. "We hope there is no racist act behind these murders. But it is too early to say. When it is clarified, all administrations in the EU and the U.S. will be able to show a common attitude," Davutoğlu said, and added they will also be able to unite against all racist acts, including Islamophobia.Saying that there is a huge increase in violence against Muslims in some countries, including the U.S. and the EU, he said that to accuse all Muslims collectively for terrorist acts perpetrated by certain terrorist group is direct racism."[ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham], is a terrorist organization, you can define it, you can limit it or react against it. But what kind of precautions are we able to take against racist moves that have an ISIS mentality in the EU and the U.S.?" he asked.In a message delivered to the "International Conference on Islamophobia: Law and Media," which was held in Istanbul last year, Erdoğan stated that the concept of Islam is being perceived in a negative way, deriving in defamatory, dismissive and alienating connotations in the western world."It must be known that Islamophobia is just as dangerous as racism, discrimination or anti-Semitism. Due to the fact that Islamophobia is a form of racism, just like discrimination, it is also a crime against humanity," Erdoğan said. Stressing that Islamophobia is evident in movies, soap operas, music, media, photographs and unofficial articles and essays, Erdoğan stated that 9/11 has resulted in causing a hostile perception of "Islam" in the western world. He added, "There is no monotheistic religion that adopts, supports, permits or leads to terror."Ragıp Soylu contributed to this article.