TURKEY GRANTS RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS TO JEWISH AND ARMENIAN STUDENTS
Hurriyet
Dec 2 2008
Turkey
The president of Higher Education Board (YOK), Yusuf Ziya Ozcan,
requested in the mandate sent to the offices of university rectors that
Jewish and Armenian students in Turkey be allowed to take a vacation
during their religious holidays, Hurriyet daily reported on Tuesday.
The mandate also extends to Jewish and Armenian academic staff being
able to benefit from the same right, Hurriyet wrote.
The decision recognizes the religious festivals of Jewish and Armenian
students at an institutional level for the first time.
YOK also sent the mandate to the chief rabbi’s office and the Armenian
Patriarchal Presidency to inform of the decision, Hurriyet added.