  99% of Turkish population comprised of Muslims, majority of them SunnitesOctober 31, 2009 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According US State Department annual report on religious freedom, 99% of 70,5 million Turkish population are Muslims, majority of them Sunnites. Over 10-20 million are Alevites. "The country is populated by about 500 thousand Shiites, 65 thousand Armenians, belonging to Armenian Gregorian church, 23 thousand Israelites, 15 thousand Christian Jacobites, 5 thousand Yezidis, 3300 Jehovah witnesses, 3000 "other protestants", 3000 orthodox Greeks, as well as Bulgarians, Nestorians, Georgians, Gypsies, Catholics and Maronites who's number is unknown, the report says.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
