Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: 55% of Muslim supporters of Erdoğan’s party back sharia-based legal system Turkish Minute (05.02.2025) – A recent Pew Research Center report found that 55 percent of Muslim supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and...
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TURKEY jails 7 journalists and media workers, places one under house arrest Istanbul, December 23, 2024 – The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Turkish authorities to release journalists who were jailed in Istanbul on Sunday and allow the media to report freely....
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: Turkey’s Persecution of Protestant Christians Ankara should be pressured by the EU and the U.S. to respect the religious liberty of all Turkish citizens By Uzay Bulut The European Conservative (25.10.2024) – Turkey’s government has a secular...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
TURKEY: Eradication of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople would be an opportunity for Russia to expand its imperialism At OSCE, Archon Sisson explains how Turkey’s hostility to religious minorities provides an opportunity for Russia to expand its...
Freedom of Religion and Belief
CYPRUS: Commemorations and cultural heritage at 50 years of the partition of Cyprus Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou explored the pattern of cultural heritage destruction perpetrated by the Turkish occupation troops and the local Turkish-Cypriot administration in occupied...