TURKEY GRANTS RELIGIOUS VACATION TO JEWISH AND ARMENIAN STUDENTS
armradio.am
02.12.2008 12:10
The president of Higher Education Board (YOK) of Turkey, 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
a vacation during their religious holidays, Hurriyet daily reported.
The mandate also extends to Jewish and Armenian academic staff being
able to benefit from the same right, Hurriyet wrote.
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.