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TURKEY'S MINORITIES CAN NO LONGER APPLY FOR PROPERTY RETURN
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 30, 2012 - 14:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The 12-month period for Turkey's minority
foundations to apply for the return of properties expropriated by a
1936 proclamation ended, with 56 minority foundations applying for
430 immovable properties, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
The foundations, which won the right to apply for the return of
their properties via a temporary article in the Foundations Law, made
petitions for land in Istanbul, Diyarbakır, Bursa, Hatay and Balıkesir.
Some minority representatives, however, said the one-year application
was not long enough.
"There are 49-50 Armenian foundations [in Turkey]. I think there
is not enough time available for all of these foundations, but I
hope they will do their best with good intentions in the future,"
Gedikpaşa Armenian Church Foundation Chairman Harut Şanlı said.
"Sometimes we come across lands where mosques or healthcare centers
have been built. In such cases, we cannot demand the territory. Can
you imagine demanding land that has been home to a mosque for 50
years?" he said.
In the course of reviewing the applications, the Foundations Assembly
chose to register 51 immovable properties, pay the cost of one
immovable property and rejected the appeal of 32 other properties.
The foundation's general directorate will review the other applications
during scheduled meetings conducted every other week.
PanARMENIAN.Net
August 30, 2012 - 14:22 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The 12-month period for Turkey's minority
foundations to apply for the return of properties expropriated by a
1936 proclamation ended, with 56 minority foundations applying for
430 immovable properties, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
The foundations, which won the right to apply for the return of
their properties via a temporary article in the Foundations Law, made
petitions for land in Istanbul, Diyarbakır, Bursa, Hatay and Balıkesir.
Some minority representatives, however, said the one-year application
was not long enough.
"There are 49-50 Armenian foundations [in Turkey]. I think there
is not enough time available for all of these foundations, but I
hope they will do their best with good intentions in the future,"
Gedikpaşa Armenian Church Foundation Chairman Harut Şanlı said.
"Sometimes we come across lands where mosques or healthcare centers
have been built. In such cases, we cannot demand the territory. Can
you imagine demanding land that has been home to a mosque for 50
years?" he said.
In the course of reviewing the applications, the Foundations Assembly
chose to register 51 immovable properties, pay the cost of one
immovable property and rejected the appeal of 32 other properties.
The foundation's general directorate will review the other applications
during scheduled meetings conducted every other week.