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Sunday, February 08, 2015

Turkish Minority Stages Mass Rights Rally in Istanbul — Naharnet

Turkish Minority Stages Mass Rights Rally in Istanbul

by Naharnet Newsdesk 5 hours ago

Thousands of members of Turkey's Alevi religious minority on Sunday held a mass rally in central Istanbul, demanding greater rights and the preservation of the country's secular system.

The Alevis, who belong to an offshoot of Shia Islam, are Turkey's biggest religious minority, believed to make up at least 10 percent of the population.

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