Yes, I would like, if established on evidence. I would rather demand it.
Shah Abdul hannan
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Would the likes of Mr. Hannan let
On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:08 AM, S A Hannan <sahannan@sonarbangladesh.com> wrote:
Good act of the Turkish government.
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From: Sayyid Syeed <ssyeed@isna.net>
Date: Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 8:49 PM
Subject: Turkish Govt returns Christian and Jewish properties Seized in 1936
To: Sayyid Syeed <ssyeed@isna.net>
Turkish Government to Return Seized Property to Religious Minorities
By SEBNEM ARSU
Published: August 28, 2011
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the announcement on Sunday to representatives of more than 150 Christian and Jewish trusts gathered at a dinner he hosted in Istanbul to break the day’s Ramadan fast. The government decree to return the properties, bypassing nationalist opposition in Parliament, was issued late Saturday.
The European Union, which
Disputes over the groups’ properties have tied up Turkish and European courts for decades, and the
“Like everyone else, we also do know about the injustices that different religious groups have been subjected to because of their differences,” Mr. Erdogan said at the dinner, according to the semiofficial Anatolian News Agency. “Times that a citizen of ours would be oppressed due to his religion, ethnic origin or different way of life are over.”
In contrast with its staunchly secular predecessors, the Islam-inspired government of Mr. Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, known as A.K.P., has been more sympathetic and attentive to
The decree issued on Saturday removed legal impediments that had continued to block the return of the properties even after amendments were enacted in recent years to allow it.
“There have been changes made to existent legislation at least five times since the government of the A.K. Party, but they have not been very satisfactory in practice,” said a Greek government official who asked not to be identified because of his diplomatic position. “We hope this time the changes would make a real difference in implementation.”
Less than 1 percent of
A version of this article appeared in print on August 29, 2011, on page A4 of the New York edition with the headline: Turkish Government to Return Seized Property to Religious Minorities.
Dr. Sayyid M. Syeed,
National Director
Office for Interfaith & Community Alliances
Islamic Society of
Phone 202-544-5656 Fax 202-544-6636
www.ISNA.net
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