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Not everyone who wants can become Armenian - Istanbul Provincial Hall
December 14, 2013 | 08:08
A family in Turkey, which had returned to their Armenian roots and
wished to enroll their child in an Armenian school in Istanbul,
recently filed a respective petition with the court.
In turn, the Istanbul Provincial Hall sent a ridiculous defense
statement to the court.
In the statement, Istanbul Provincial Hall justified why it had not
permitted the child to attend an Armenian school, Radikal daily of
Turkey reports.
The statement noted that solely national minorities can be enrolled in
national minority schools in Turkey, there is no information on the
Armenian roots of the plaintiff, whereas the Armenian church paper,
according to which the child is Armenian, is not enough.
The statement also noted that the Interior Ministry special code for
the Armenians was not applied for the given family, and, according to
Istanbul Provincial Hall, not everyone who wants can become Armenian.
To note, however, the court did not take the given Istanbul Provincial
Hall statement into consideration and instructed the provincial hall
to allow the child to attend an Armenian school. The court stressed
that the use of ethnic codes to determine the ethnic identity of a
person runs contrary to human rights.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
December 14, 2013 | 08:08
A family in Turkey, which had returned to their Armenian roots and
wished to enroll their child in an Armenian school in Istanbul,
recently filed a respective petition with the court.
In turn, the Istanbul Provincial Hall sent a ridiculous defense
statement to the court.
In the statement, Istanbul Provincial Hall justified why it had not
permitted the child to attend an Armenian school, Radikal daily of
Turkey reports.
The statement noted that solely national minorities can be enrolled in
national minority schools in Turkey, there is no information on the
Armenian roots of the plaintiff, whereas the Armenian church paper,
according to which the child is Armenian, is not enough.
The statement also noted that the Interior Ministry special code for
the Armenians was not applied for the given family, and, according to
Istanbul Provincial Hall, not everyone who wants can become Armenian.
To note, however, the court did not take the given Istanbul Provincial
Hall statement into consideration and instructed the provincial hall
to allow the child to attend an Armenian school. The court stressed
that the use of ethnic codes to determine the ethnic identity of a
person runs contrary to human rights.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am