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  • ANKARA: Turkey Grants Religious Holidays To Jewish And Armenian Stud

    TURKEY GRANTS RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS TO JEWISH AND ARMENIAN STUDENTS

    Hurriyet
    Dec 2 2008
    Turkey

    The president of Higher Education Board (YOK), Yusuf Ziya Ozcan,
    requested in the mandate sent to the offices of university rectors that
    Jewish and Armenian students in Turkey be allowed to take a vacation
    during their religious holidays, Hurriyet daily reported on Tuesday.

    The mandate also extends to Jewish and Armenian academic staff being
    able to benefit from the same right, Hurriyet wrote.

    The decision recognizes the religious festivals of Jewish and Armenian
    students at an institutional level for the first time.

    YOK also sent the mandate to the chief rabbi's office and the Armenian
    Patriarchal Presidency to inform of the decision, Hurriyet added.
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