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Turkey: Jews to get seized property back
Associated Press
Published: 29.08.11, 09:27
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1. Turkish apartheid state!
Yevgeny   (08.29.11)
what can be expected from a country allied with Iran, Syria, Hamas, and Hizbollah!
2. Trusts, but not individuals. but a start non the less.
Rebecca ,   Modiin   (08.29.11)
Well done EU. You've actually achieved something.
3. jews will get nothing, nothing belongs to you
borzog ,   alanya   (08.29.11)
its funny how this deceiving news source presents jews every time to try to leech in as much as possible even though when u read turk news it doesnt even mention jews. nothing happened to jews and u will get nothing, get that? if anything u should be expelled from turkiye
4. Return stolen property?
Sean Green ,   Pasadena, USA   (08.29.11)
Like all those churches and synagogues turned to mosques? Or that greek, anatolian, armenian, and kurdish land? The only thing good about turkey is they have to kiss European ass to try and join the EU. Give back Cyprus, you stole it 40 years ago.
5. Smart man.
Rivkah   (08.29.11)
6. Note, the move is due to EU demand, not Islamic goodwill,
JBI ,   Israel   (08.29.11)
and the question that must be asked: why have these properties were confiscated from their rightly owners in the first place...??
7. Restitution and Religious Tolerance
Max ,   Washington DC   (08.29.11)
President Erdogan of Turkey is taking a step in the restitution of religious property to it's original owners. It would be a sign that he wants to truly promote Religious Tolerance if he returns Churches such as the Hagia Sophia which was converted to a Mosque after war, to its rightful owners or share the site with Christians. He could follow the Tolerance shown by Israel where Jews and Moslems share the Holy Site of Abraham in Hebron and protect the Mosques on the Jewish Temple Mount which are open for Moslems to pray.
8. besides the Armenians, the Turks threw out about 1MM Greeks
dante ,   uk   (08.29.11)
after the first world war, the turks decided to expel about a million Greeks. they forced them out and, of course, never compensated them. erdo pretends to be concerned about the rights of the "palestinians"; he should clean his own mess and first redress the larger persecution his country inflicted on peaceful, loyal populations. not just to organisations and institutions but to the families of all the persecuted. one will not see that any time soon: it's much easier to castigate Israel for its self-defence.
9. 3 non-mus. should leave turky.
free kurdistain   (08.29.11)
Good news. However one all jews in turkey should leave and move to Israel or a western country as they have no future in turkey. Simple truth is Muslim countries hate jews. The eu should stop this none sense with turkey. We have enough poor country in this community, and dose the eu really wants to have boarders with Iran , Iraq Syria . I don’t think do. Turkey belongs to the regain it is in namely the east and not the west, it can aspire to be like the west, but with a Muslim government it can not be part of it. The eu should carry on paying off turkey to keep it out of our hair. 1 billion dollars in aide. more attention should be paid to kurds who are being killed like flies in kurdistain buy the turks. Remove turkish settlements from cypres. compansation should be paid to the areminas for the mass killing and athenice cleansing of it population buy the turks.
10. jewish press
viva ataturk   (08.29.11)
This is a jews press so ofcourse the focus will be on the jews angle. stupid turk.
11. #1
USA   (08.29.11)
I totally agree with your comment, but I think your definition of apartheid might be a bit off. May want to look into that.
12. Borzog from Alanya
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (08.29.11)
My father and grand father owned land in Mugla and they were confiscated in 1941 by th eVarlik Vergisi Tax law. My father was sent to 20th draft military service (despite the fact that he had already fini9shed his service) which was actually a labor camp at Afyon. My mother's family owned a big office building in Bankalar Caddesi Istanbul which was confiscated at the same time her uncle sent to labor camp at Ashkale. I know that my family wil never see these properties or a compensation but I believe the world should know what Turks did and a Turk like yourself is still spewing similar hate that is left over from 1941.
13. #8Population exchange between Greece and Turkey
sergen ,   trabzon   (08.29.11)
The 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey (Greek: Η Ανταλλαγή, Turkish: Mübadele) was based upon religious identity, and involved the Greek Orthodox citizens of Turkey and the Muslim citizens of Greece.Please learn a little history.The "Convention Concerning the Exchange of Greek and Turkish Populations" was signed at Lausanne, Switzerland, on the 30th January 1923
14. turk return of trust property
moron ,   galut   (08.29.11)
the eu wants xtian property returned--if jewish property is returned it will be turks trying toappease americans-.turks not all bad actors
15. Turkey should give back everything...
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome-Italy   (08.29.11)
..not only to' Jews but also to greek and christians.after that Turkey have to send to jail, all muslims that killed in the last few years,due to' religious hatred,few priest,a bishop and few evangelica christians... Turkey is a racist country and if you Are not muslim,you Are killed...
16. #15 turkey is not racist.Who is racist?
melissa ,   istanbul   (08.30.11)
TURKISH DIPLOMATS KILLED BY THE ARMENIAN TERRORISTS 'ASALA' DURING THEIR DUTY.42 Turkish diplomats and 4 foreign nationals were assassinated in these attacks
17. I am seeing a theme
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (08.30.11)
The Muslims steal from non-Muslims and then begrudging they return some of the items they stole and then claim how greedy everybody else is.
18. lets israel do the same
abdalla   (08.30.11)
19. You are so blind...
Emre ,   Istanbul   (08.30.11)
Whatever Erdogan does , doesn't mean anything for jews. Even it is a good thing for them. The law will be for all foreigners not just jews. It was late but a good move for improving the democracy. There is nothing to do with EU demands. We dont mind them.
20. Turkey
dezi ,   Nazaret-Israel   (08.30.11)
With some years ago, i was a tourist in Turkey.We spent a lot of money,now we're really very sorry, can give us money back?
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