“Mandatory Religion Courses Are Everyone’s Concern”

President of the Human Rights Organization demands the removal of the mandatory religion courses. He says this is not the state’s ...

Alevi Reaction To Mandatory Religion Courses Spreads

Protesting government’s reluctance to do anything about the mandatory religious courses in spite of the EHRC and State Council decisions to ...

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Alevi Organizations Urge for Lifting Mandatory Religion Courses

Alevi organizations, which do not agree with the principles of Sunni Islam, protest the mandatory religion courses in schools, taught in ...

Mandatory Religion Classes Continue To Torture

The government insists on not removing the mandatory religion classes. According to Alevi leaders, AKP’s understanding of freedom of belief is ...

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