U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom held a virtual event about religious freedom conditions in Turkey.
This special event highlighted recent and ongoing religious freedom concerns in Turkey, including the conversion of historic former churches such as the Hagia Sophia and Chora into mosques; governmental and societal targeting of religious minorities; and the ramifications of these developments and practices for religious minorities throughout the country.
The topics of this discussion also served to underscore USCIRF’s 2020 Annual Report recommendation to the U.S. Department of State to include Turkey in its Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating severe religious freedom violations.
USCIRF Commissioners Nury Turkel and James W. Carr held a conversation with guest panelists Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Nesi Altaras of Avlaremoz. USCIRF Director of Outreach and Policy Dwight Bashir moderated the conversation followed by questions and answers from attendees.
USCIRF Conversation on Religious Freedom in Turkey
This special event highlights recent and ongoing religious freedom concerns in Turkey, including the conversion of historic former churches such as the Hagia Sophia and Chora into mosques; governmental and societal targeting of religious minorities; and the ramifications of these developments and practices for religious minorities throughout the country. The topics of this discussion also serve to underscore USCIRF’s 2020 Annual Report recommendation to the U.S. Department of State to include Turkey in its Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating severe religious freedom violations. USCIRF Commissioners Nury Turkel and James W. Carr hold a conversation with guest panelists Tuğba Tanyeri-Erdemir of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Nesi Altaras of Avlaremoz. USCIRF Director of Outreach and Policy Dwight Bashir moderates the conversation followed by questions and answers from attendees.
Gepostet von United States Commission on International Religious Freedom am Montag, 19. Oktober 2020