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...patriarchate continues to enjoy fully all the rights and privileges accorded to it by the law. The fact that this institution has existed in Istanbul with a special status since the conquest of the city by the Turks in 1453 is a living proof of Turkish tolerance and respect for freedom of conscience...
Premier Ecevit has met with the representatives of the patriarchate to hear their complaints about minor local issues and has shown understanding and keen interest. In fact, Turkish authorities have immediately started action to solve these minor problems...
Last year the Turkish government slapped new taxes on all 50 Greek churches and 28 parish schools, threatening them with financial collapse. Church carpets, linens and tableware were attached for tax default, even at the Patriarch's quarters. Buildings have deteriorated because the regime must approve all repairs costing more than...
Damascus, Syria, 1974: Hidden KGB cameras click softly, and a secret microphone records the tender dialogue as an Arab diplomat dallies with a male paramour in the city's infamous Turkish baths. Threatened afterward with disclosure of his homosexuality, the diplomat agrees to pass information...
Calling his ouster "the first step toward destroying Turkish democracy," Demirel charged that his loss of a parliamentary vote of confidence by ten votes resulted from "the biggest intrigue of Turkish political history." The defeat was made possible by the resignation from Demirel's Justice Party of 13 members. They were annoyed because Demirel had refused to dismiss a so-called Mafia of arrogant party officials. "A group of incompetent Deputies is always around Demirel; you can't eliminate them," sniffed former Public Works Minister Orhan Alp, explaining his defection. Other J.P. members were angry at Cabinet ministers...