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    Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew and Syriac Mor Gabriel Monastery Foundation head Kuryakos Ergün speak at Turkish Parliament, demanding equal treatment and rights for Turkey’s non-muslim communities

    Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew made a landmark presentation at Parliament’s constitution-making commission yesterday, demanding equal treatment for non-Muslim minorities, including an equal share of public funds for religious services and education.

    “It is the first official invitation to non-Muslim minorities in Republican history. We don’t want to be second-class citizens. Unfortunately there have been injustices in the past. These are all slowly being rectified. A new Turkey is being born. We are leaving the meeting with hope and are extremely grateful,” the patriarch told reporters after the meeting.

    Bartholomew made the presentation behind closed doors at the Constitution Conciliation Commission, tasked with drafting a new constitution for Turkey.

    The patriarch stressed his community’s biggest problem was the fact that it did not have legal entity status and requested that the new charter guarantees that, sources told the Hürriyet Daily News.
    He renewed demands for the re-opening of the Greek Orthodox seminary on Heybeliada (Halki) island off Istanbul, stressing that they accepted vocational school status for the seminary under the supervision of the Education Ministry.

    “We want equality in all realms, including education and the bureaucracy. Minorities are virtually non-existent in the higher posts of the bureaucracy,” he was quoted as saying.

    Lausanne Treaty

    Academic Emre Öktem, a member of the team accompanying the patriarch, suggested that the new constitution should make a reference to the 1924 Lausanne Treaty, which guarantees the rights of Turkey’s Greek Orthodox, Jewish and Armenian communities, and explicitly define the offense of “hate crimes.”

    In the 18-page paper that Bartholomew gave the commission, he also said that the new constitution should ensure that minorities benefit equally from public funds allocated for religion and education. “The state has never extended financial assistance to any church or minority school,” he said.

    The head of the Syriac Mor Gabriel Monastery Foundation, Kuryakos Ergün, also met with the commission and similarly hailed the occasion. “It’s a historic day. Syriacs have lived in these lands for 6,000 years. We are not guests here,” Ergün told reporters. Ergün highlighted the need to give Syriacs official minority status similar to that granted by the Lausanne Treaty to Jews, Greeks and Armenians. Non-Muslim minorities should be represented at the Directorate of Religious Affairs, he said.

    http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/gre...&NewsCatID=339

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    About time.

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    I will believe it when Turkey admits the Christian Genocide against Ottoman Christian populations and gives back property and gold it stole from these people. Also, until the war criminals are jailed.

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    Interesting development indeed especially when one thinks that the party that is control is now has Islamist elements, but under nationalistic government it might have been different. It's a positive development that's for sure.
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    Your title is misleading, no where in your article does it say they are getting equal rights. The article states that the minorities are asking for equal rights in the new constitution. I'll be happy if it happens but I won't believe it untill I see it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Romanion View Post
    Your title is misleading, no where in your article does it say they are getting equal rights. The article states that the minorities are asking for equal rights in the new constitution. I'll be happy if it happens but I won't believe it untill I see it.
    In fact Young Turks before coming to power promissed equal rights to Christian minorities thus they voted for them only to be genocided soon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nairi View Post
    In fact Young Turks before coming to power promissed equal rights to Christian minorities thus they voted for them only to be genocided soon.
    Nothing is going to change in Turkey. Judging by history, the only way to bring reforms to that country is attacking it.

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    You mean something is being done that will be in favour of Christians?

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    Another example of the failure of multiculturalism.

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