Istanbul’s Greeks Demand Citizenship Restoration
By Nicky Mariam Onti on April 21, 2013 in Immigration, news, Turkey
greekThe Greek population of Istanbul, which was rather forced to leave Turkey because of the sociopolitical situation, is now asking for its citizenship rights’ restoration, Sunday’s Zaman reported.
Greeks in İstanbul, known as Rums (Turkey’s Greeks), are finally given the chance to actually voice their demands thanks to recent improvements relating the minorities’ rights. Talks have been carried out with government officials through the İstanbul Rums Universal Federation, established in 2005.
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