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Features | 28.09.07 | 16:00

US State Department Report: Turkey mistreats religious minorities

By Ruzanna Amiraghyan
ArmeniaNow reporter
A US State Department International Religious Freedom Report released last week criticized Turkey for its continuous policy of imposing restrictions on minority religious groups, particularly the Armenian and the Greek communities, who continue to seek legal recognition of their status.

Ethnic minority communities are prevented the right to own and transfer property and train religious clergy.

In 1974 amid political tensions over Cyprus, the report says, the High Court of Appeals overturned a 1936 declaration against minorities in Turkey owning property.

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