Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey
August 1, 2018 Wednesday
'No problems' with religious minorities: Erdogan
Turkish president says threatening language of US evangelist, Zionist
mentality unacceptable
By Muhammet Emin Avundukluoglu
ANKARA
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey had no
problems with religious minorities in the country.
"Turkey has no problems related to [religious] minorities. Threatening
language of the U.S. evangelist, Zionist mentality is unacceptable,"
Erdogan told journalists in parliament on Wednesday.
He added: "We will continue on the path we believe in without the
slightest concession to our freedom, sovereignty, or judicial
independence."
On Tuesday, in a joint declaration, Turkey's minority community
representatives -- including followers of the Greek Orthodox and
Armenian churches -- said that people of different faiths live
"freely".
"We as religious representatives and foundation directors of societies
of different religions and beliefs, who have been settled in this
country for centuries, are free to follow our beliefs and practices,"
the declaration read.
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