"Minority legislation and its implementation in Turkey
Baskın Oran
Wednesday 25 July 2007 - 08:00
The minorities policy in Turkey is much more restrictive than the official view on the minority concept and rights.
The basic elements of this policy are verbally expressed in Art. 3/1 of the Constitution: “The Turkish State, with its territory and nation, is an indivisible entity. Its language is Turkish.” This paragraph which, according to Art. 4 of the Constitution, “shall not be amended, nor shall its amendment be proposed” should be studied closely."
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