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TURKISH GOVERNMENT TO RETURN PROPERTIES TAKEN FROM ORTHODOX, OTHER RELIGIOUS MINORITIES
Catholic Culture
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=11537
Aug 29, 2011
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayip Erdogan has announced plans to return
thousands that were seized by the government from religious ownership.
The surprise announcement from Erdogan will result in the return of
roughly 1,000 properties that were taken from the Orthodox churches in
the 1930s. Armenian and Jewish groups will also recover properties
under the new policy, which was announced as Erdogan prepared for an
iftar meal with Islamic leaders.
Catholic Culture
http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=11537
Aug 29, 2011
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayip Erdogan has announced plans to return
thousands that were seized by the government from religious ownership.
The surprise announcement from Erdogan will result in the return of
roughly 1,000 properties that were taken from the Orthodox churches in
the 1930s. Armenian and Jewish groups will also recover properties
under the new policy, which was announced as Erdogan prepared for an
iftar meal with Islamic leaders.