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Today's Zaman, Turkey
Jan 2 2015
PM DavutoÄ?lu decries religious discrimination
Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu hosted the representatives of
non-Muslim minorities living in Turkey on Friday and stressed the
importance of taking a stance against all kinds of religious
discrimination.
DavutoÄ?lu hosted a lunch at the office of the Prime Ministry in
Ä°stanbul's Dolmabahçe palace that was attended by Ecumenical Fener
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I; Francois Yakan, deputy
patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church; Peter Stefanos, vicar of the
Chaldean Patriarchate in Turkey; Yusuf Çetin, Turkish Syriac Orthodox
archbishop; Mehmet Paçacı, Turkey's envoy to the Vatican; Yusuf SaÄ?,
deputy patriarch of Turkey's Syriac Catholic Church; Levan Zekiyan,
archbishop of the Turkish Armenian Catholic Church; Ä°sak Haleva, rabbi
of the Turkish Jewish community; and Armenian Deputy Patriarch
Archbishop Aram AteÃ…?yan.
Religious Affairs Directorate head Mehmet Görmez, Ä°stanbul mufti Rahmi
Yaran and general director for foundations Adnan Ertem also attended
the meeting.
Speaking before the lunch, DavutoÄ?lu said it was important to stand up
to any kind of religious discrimination. He stressed that when all
religious groups raise their voices against Islamophobia, they raise
their voices against all religious discrimination, not just
Islamophobia. The prime minister said that throughout the centuries
different religious groups have been the target of pressures and
insults from other religious groups. The prime minister said Jews and
Muslims in particular have suffered from this, causing tension between
different groups of people.
DavutoÄ?lu said the Turkish territory has been home to many different
religious and ethnic groups and that he doesn't like to characterize
these different groups as minorities, as they are more like family
members from different traditions.
The prime minister expressed sadness over recent attacks on mosques in
Europe and anti-Semitic tendencies around the world.
http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_pm-davutoglu-decries-religious-discrimination_368717.html
From: Baghdasarian
Jan 2 2015
PM DavutoÄ?lu decries religious discrimination
Prime Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu hosted the representatives of
non-Muslim minorities living in Turkey on Friday and stressed the
importance of taking a stance against all kinds of religious
discrimination.
DavutoÄ?lu hosted a lunch at the office of the Prime Ministry in
Ä°stanbul's Dolmabahçe palace that was attended by Ecumenical Fener
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I; Francois Yakan, deputy
patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church; Peter Stefanos, vicar of the
Chaldean Patriarchate in Turkey; Yusuf Çetin, Turkish Syriac Orthodox
archbishop; Mehmet Paçacı, Turkey's envoy to the Vatican; Yusuf SaÄ?,
deputy patriarch of Turkey's Syriac Catholic Church; Levan Zekiyan,
archbishop of the Turkish Armenian Catholic Church; Ä°sak Haleva, rabbi
of the Turkish Jewish community; and Armenian Deputy Patriarch
Archbishop Aram AteÃ…?yan.
Religious Affairs Directorate head Mehmet Görmez, Ä°stanbul mufti Rahmi
Yaran and general director for foundations Adnan Ertem also attended
the meeting.
Speaking before the lunch, DavutoÄ?lu said it was important to stand up
to any kind of religious discrimination. He stressed that when all
religious groups raise their voices against Islamophobia, they raise
their voices against all religious discrimination, not just
Islamophobia. The prime minister said that throughout the centuries
different religious groups have been the target of pressures and
insults from other religious groups. The prime minister said Jews and
Muslims in particular have suffered from this, causing tension between
different groups of people.
DavutoÄ?lu said the Turkish territory has been home to many different
religious and ethnic groups and that he doesn't like to characterize
these different groups as minorities, as they are more like family
members from different traditions.
The prime minister expressed sadness over recent attacks on mosques in
Europe and anti-Semitic tendencies around the world.
http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_pm-davutoglu-decries-religious-discrimination_368717.html
From: Baghdasarian