Turkey continues to list minorities with race codes: reportJanuary 30, 2014 - 10:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Ministry of Education did not allow two foreign students register at a Greek (Rum) school in Istanbul as they were not of the ‘correct’ ethnicity, has reported. As Hurriyet Daily News reported, citing Taraf, a Greek school in Istanbul, which was unnamed, accepted one Romanian and one Bulgarian student last year, but the Education Ministry said they did not belong to the ‘correct’ ethnic minority group to study there. An official document penned by the Istanbul Provincial Education Directorate surfaced last year, revealing that Turkey’s population administration system had been recording citizens who have Armenian, Jewish or Anatolian Greek origins with secret “race codes.” Citizens with Greek origins are reportedly coded with “1,” but the two students who were refused at the Greek school fall into category “5” for “other Christian factors,” according to Taraf. The daily suggested that despite criticism that arose after the Education Directorate document was revealed last year, the Turkish state was continuing to list minorities with race codes. The school has applied to the ministry for a solution in order not to interrupt the education of the two students, and has reportedly been advised to conduct an e-learning system for them. Related links: Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province |