Expert: creating precedent core of Turkey’s decision to return Christian propertiesSeptember 2, 2011 - 15:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The most important aspect of Turkey’s decision to return properties to the national minorities confiscated in 1936-1974 is setting up a precedent, a Turkologist said. “It is of great significance in world practice,” Artak Shakaryan told a press conference in Yerevan, noting that Turkey took the step under the pressure of Europe. According to him, Turkey thoroughly calculates all its actions. Expert Hakob Chakryan, in turn, noted that before Erdogan’s decision, Turkish authorities confiscated and grabbed the properties of national minorities. On August 28, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a decree on returning the property of Christian and European communities confiscated after 1936, particularly those of religious entities and sanctuaries. According to the Armenian National Committee of America, Turkish authorities will return less that 1% of the property of the Armenian churches. Historical reports show that less than 50 Armenian churches out of 2000 are functioning in Turkey. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |