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Saturday December 10, 2011
Al-Qaeda • Hate Groups • Islam • Turkey:
A large-scale Al Qaeda plot to bomb “all the churches in Ankara,” as well as the Turkish Parliament and U.S. Embassy in the Turkish capital, was made public today. Prepared and filed by the Special Prosecutor’s Office in Ankara, the 50-page indictment outlined the militants’ revised “jihad” strategy to begin focusing their attacks against Turkey before waging war against the United States and other countries.
Wednesday August 31, 2011
Religious Freedom • Turkey:
The Turkish government made a historic U-turn in state policy this past weekend, issuing an official decree inviting Turkey’s Christian and Jewish communities to reclaim their long-confiscated religious properties. The return of these extensive properties to their rightful owners has been a key demand of the European Union (EU), to which Turkey is applying for full membership.
Monday July 27, 2009
Islam • Turkey:
Turkish Christians fear those responsible for murdering three Christian publishers will not face justice. They also fear that authorities will be unable to tackle “structural injustice” towards the country’s Christian minority, trial observers said.
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