ARMENIAN STUDENTS IN TURKEY ALLOWED TO TAKE VACATION DURING RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS
PanARMENIAN.Net
02.12.2008 16:32 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The president of Higher Education Board (YOK),
Yusuf Ziya Ozcan, requested in the mandate sent to the offices of
university rectors that Jewish and Armenian students in Turkey be
allowed to take vacation during their religious holidays.
The mandate also extends to Jewish and Armenian academic staff being
able to benefit from the same right.
Therefore, the religious festivals of Jewish and Armenian students
were recognized at an institutional level for the first time. The YOK
also sent the mandate to the chief rabbi’s office and the Armenian
Patriarchal Presidency to inform of the decision, Hurriyet daily
reports.