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While the Turkish government tries to improve the rights of the country's minorities, in the South-Eastern Anatolian region of Tur Abdin there are still conflicts of interest between the Turkish state on the one side, and Armenians, Arameans and Kurds on the other. Harald Brandt explains the background to the problems
Court case against priest evokes bitter memories for Turkey’s Assyrians Turkey’s tiny Assyrian community views a jail term handed to an Assyrian priest on “terrorism charges” as an official strong-arming tactic, while Assyrians around the world call for dismissal of the case. A Muslim Turkish soldier stands guard outside the Mor Gabriel monastery on Jan. 11, 2003 in Midyat, Turkey. The soldier was part of a bodyguard unit for some high-ranking Turkish army officers visiting the ancient monastery. The 1,600-year-old Mor Gabriel is located in a part of Turkey that was one ...