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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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PM Davutoğlu Urges Parliament to Solve Alevi Community’s Problems
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, speaking at the fourth International Hacıbektaş Veli Ashura Event over the weekend, addressed Turkey’s Alevi community saying, “We should respect everyone who has different beliefs … Turkish tradition accepts different cultures living together.” He said that…
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İstanbul municipality to turn Armenian property into a park
The area was confiscated in 2007 from the foundation. Last month, an İstanbul court canceled the confiscation and decided to return the property to the foundation. However, despite the court order, the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality announced on Friday that the…
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Five suspects of Zirve massacre released, Christians anxious
Suspects Emre Günaydın, Abuzer Yıldırım, Cuma Özdemir, Hamit Çeker and Salih Gürler, for whom aggravated life sentences have been demanded, were released by the Malatya First High Criminal Court upon requests by suspects’ lawyers and are on probation from Malatya…
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Daily publishes evidence of ‘color lists’ used to recruit public sector employees
“Documents with information regarding candidates for the post of tax inspector, kept on bureaucrats’ computers at the Turkish Tax Inspection Board (VDKB), have been obtained by Taraf and confirm the existence of profiling based on color lists,” the daily said.…
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Religious minorities speak out
The status of minority religious legal entities was the topic of conversation in Istanbul recently at a conference hosted by the Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law in partnership with the Community Foundations Representative Office and with the assistance of…
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Forum 18 / TURKEY: Religious freedom survey, January 2014
The Turkish government continues long-standing practices incompatible with its international obligations on freedom of religion or belief, despite opportunities for positive change, Forum 18 News Service notes in its religious freedom survey. For example, a long-standing crucial issue is that…
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NHC: İÖG Report / “The Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief in Turkey Monitoring Report January-June 2013” now available in English
Freedom of religion or belief for followers of all beliefs and none – both minorities and the Islamic majority – remains key to the success of Turkey’s democratisation process. While selective reforms provide occasional improvements, they lag far behind providing…
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Salary for Priests?
Following an application from an Armenian priest, the Turkish Ombudsman, started a process of inquiry for the payment of salaries of clergy of various religions from the state budget. Thus, Mehmet Elkatmış, from the Ombudsman’s Office visited the leaders of…
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