NTV MSNBC, Turkey
Sept 20 2005
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Hatay to play host to civilisations
Numerous religious figures, politicians, academics and journalists
from many countries are expected to attend meeting of civilisations
in Hatay.
Güncelleme: 17:10 TSÝ 20 Eylül 2005 SalýANKARA – Turkey’s Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to open the `1st Civilisation
Meeting’ in the southern eastern Turkish city of Hatay on Sunday.
The meeting, which will bring together representatives of many
different beliefs and cultures, is to run between September 25 to 30.
During the activities, traditional sufi music and whirling dervishes
will perform in the city’s mosques, while Christian choirs will sing
in churches and other venues and the Jewish community will also stage
activities in local synagogues.
Many senior religious figures from countries around the world,
including the Vatican, Italy, Macedonia, Kirghizstan, Croatia,
Albania, Azerbaijan, Israel, Bulgaria. Tunisia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan,
Greece and Iraq will take part in the activities.
The patriarchs from both the Armenia and Greek Orthodox churches will
also take part in the events.