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WEBINAR INVITATION: “Freedom of religion or belief and gender equality”
Date: 1 July 2021, Thursday Time: 19.30-20.45 (GMT+3) The event will be held in Turkish and English and simultaneous translation from Turkish to English and English to Turkish will be available. Please fill in the form to register for the event until 1 July…
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WEBINAR INVITATION: “Freedom of religion or belief and freedom of expression”
Date: 11 February 2021, ThursdayTime 19.00-20.30 (GMT+3) The event will be in Turkish and English and there will be simultaneous translation from Turkish to English and English to Turkish. Please fill in the form to register for the event till…
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WEBINAR INVITATION: “Mechanisms to combat antisemitism in the world and in Turkey”
Date: 13 January 2021, WednesdayTime: 19.00-20.30 (GMT+3) The event will be in Turkish and English and there will be simultaneous translation from Turkish to English and English to Turkish. Please fill in the form to register for the event till…
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Turkey to have its first Alevi high school
Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı pointed out that the Dost Eli Assistance Education and Culture Foundation had contributed much to the starting of the construction of the Hacı Bektaş-I Veli Anatolian High School and said he is very happy…
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Historical synagogue in Turkey’s northwest to open soon
A historical synagogue, the subject of an outcry due to a governor’s remarks to turn it into a museum, is waiting to be reopened for services at the end of the month. The Great Synagogue, in the northwestern province of…
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Turkish Alevis demand respect for European court ruling
An Alevi foundation in Istanbul has called on the Turkish government to respect a European court decision regarding the minority community’s houses of worship. “You [government officials] cannot say ‘it is just a decision of a court and we don’t…
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Threat to Neve Shalom Synagogue
On November 7, an unidentified person posted a note saying “To be Demolished” on the main entrance gate of Neve Shalom Synagogue, Istanbul’s largest synagogue. Since it was Sabbath, the synagogue was empty at the time of the incident. Neve…
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Alevis slam Davutoğlu for not respecting ECtHR ruling
“Davutoğlu’s indifference to the ECtHR was unacceptable, as the court’s ruling was clear that compulsory religion courses violate the freedom of religion and thought, as well as the right to education,” said Cengiz Hortoğlu, president of the Anatolian Alevi Bektaşi…
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Abolishment of gov’t regulation leaves minority foundations in limbo
The issue has been taken to the courts by four representatives of the Greek minority community, the Bugün daily reported on Wednesday. Katina Evdokiye Veriopoulos, Evdoksia Galanopoulo, Keti Vuças and Evangelos Mihailidis applied to the Bakırköy 7th Civil Court of…
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu from the Norwegian Helsinki Committee / Freedom of Belief Initiative
The Norwegian Helsinki Committee / Freedom of Belief Initiative sent an open letter to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu calling for measures to be taken to bring the program, books and practice regarding the compulsory Religious Culture and Knowledge of Ethics…
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