Thursday, February 28, 2013

Syriac Orthodox Christians in Turkey ''This Is Simply Our Home'' - Qantara.de

Syriac Orthodox Christians in Turkey''This Is Simply Our Home''

In recent years, around 60-100 Syriac Orthodox families have returned from central Europe to Turkey. Encouraged by changes in the political atmosphere, the minority nonetheless faces a host of problems, from the expropriation of land belonging to a monastery, to a ban on special schools and kindergartens, and also a lack of places of worship in Istanbul. By Ekrem Eddy Güzeldere

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