Assyrians Seek to Regain Turkish Citizenship
By Vercihan Ziflioğlu
Posted 2012-06-05 06:13 GMT
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The Mor Gabriel Monastery,The Syriacs' [Assyrians] most revered place of worship located in the southeastern city of Mardin has been the subject of a legal case since 2008. Many Syriac Christians who have emigrated from Turkey to European countries are seeking to regain their Turkish citizenship. The Brussels-based European Syriac Union (ESU) yesterday presented a report to the European Commission Directorate-General for Enlargement, demanding Turkish citizenship for the Syriacs who were deprived of their nationality without notice. Speaking to H
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