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Turkish Press: ‘No problems’ with religious minorities: Erdogan

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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Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS