Racism in Turkey

Some circles are seeking to use the Armenian allegations over the events of 1915 to create divisions within the Turkish community, the country's communications director said Jan. 14.

Fahrettin Altun's remarks came after a meeting of the High Advisory Board under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the capital Ankara.

Muslims are subjected to hate speech the most, the Turkish president has said.

Nearly 40,000 companies were established in Turkey in the first half of this year, an umbrella association of Turkish business community announced on July 19.           

Racist graffiti has been written on the wall of the Armenian Surp Takavor Church in Istanbul's Kadıköy district, weekly newspaper Agos has reported.

War, as American satirist Ambrose Bierce wrote, may be "a by-product of the arts of peace." Since the Turks (in the majority) and Kurds (in the minority) shook hands to live happily ever after with the foundation of a common state based on a common religion they, in a time of peace, have always prepared for war.

“Turkey is supporting the immediate reopening of the Halki seminary if Greece allows at least one mosque to operate in Thessaloniki”, stated Turkish President Erdogan, in a meeting on the Armenian genocide issue.

A Turkish writer, however, stated that Greece does not seem willing to let a mosque operate in Thessaloniki.

Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ar?nç has claimed that racism and anti-Semitism have never found root in in Turkey, speaking during his visit to the northwestern province of Edirne for the opening of the renovated Great Synagogue.