"Turks want state to preserve minority groups
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
ANKARA: Most Turks believe the state should help preserve different religious and ethnic groups in the face of rising nationalism, according to a poll published Monday. The poll by the Konda institution published in the Milliyet daily showed that 66.4 percent believe the state should support efforts to protect ethnic differences as opposed to 33.6 percent who say it should not. A total of 76.4 percent said the state should be involved in efforts to preserve different religious groups while 23.6 percent said it should not. The poll was conducted among 48,000 people countrywide in October. - AFP"
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