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Category - turkish

4 Nov 2012

Eat Thai, talk Turkish, think Armenian: an encounter

Describing another personal Armenian-Turkish encounter, Dr Harry Hagopian feels that "it is important for us Armenians nearing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in 2015 to start distinguishing ordinary Turkish men and women from Turkish officialdom or many of its politicised institutions let alone from Turkey and Azerbaijan."
20 Apr 2012

WCC appreciates Turkish response on protecting Christian minorities

The World Council of Churches has welcomed Turkish rejection of the Saudi Arabian Grand Mufti endorsing the destruction of Christian churches.
8 Mar 2011

Turkish Protestants still face 'long path' to religious freedom

Turkey's Christian churches still face severe hardships, despite recent pledges by the government to improve protection of religious rights.
20 Jul 2010

Warning over continued violation of children in Turkey

Violations of the rights of children in Turkey will continue despite legislative amendments due to be discussed by the country's parliament today.
10 Jun 2010

An Armenian-Turkish encounter in Germany

Our humanity - with all its redeeming points - can overtake our particular fears, angers and doubts, says Harry Hagopian. For him, an Armenian, a chance encounter with a Turk proved a compass point in this quest and possibility to move beyond confrontation.
27 May 2010

WCC welcomes Turkish move to protect religious minorities

The World Council of Churches' General Secretary has welcomed a Turkish government decree providing better protection for non-Muslim religious minorities in Turkey.
28 Jan 2007

Attack on Turkish church signals further nationalist tensions

Hours after a nationalist protester with a handgun made an attempt to hijack a commuter ferry in the Dardanelles strait on 27 January 2007, unidentified attackers stoned at a church in the northern Turkish town of Samsun today (Sunday), the Anatolian news agency has reported.

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