Agape Church Association in Army history Taşbaşı denied their application to be given to them in the Orthodox Church’s worship.

a place of worship Protestant community continues troubles. their application for allocation of a place of worship in various provinces of Turkey are rejected. Finally, the Army Agape Church Association Taşbaşı history of the Orthodox Church as a place of worship was rejected their application for granting them. Army Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Ugur Toparlak, because it will be used as the Archaeological Museum, the Church of Taşbaşı his statement explained that Agape Church rejected the request. Limber, “made reference to the building was registered as Culture and the Archaeological Museum 2 years ago by the Ministry of Tourism. We give a negative response to the application. Taşbaşı Cultural Center will be used as the Archaeological Museum. historical artifacts during excavations in the Army will be exhibited there. The army brought here also other archeological artifacts and treasures in Sinop will be exhibited here, “he said.

The Protestant community’s place of worship is not limited to Ordu’yl difficulties. Istanbul and in Ankara for a place of worship applications were rejected. The allocation of the church in Bursa allocated to the Protestant Church of contract could not be renewed. Bursa Protestant community continues to attempt to reallocate the church.

Bureaucracy problem

Secretary General of the Union of Protestant Churches Umut Sahin, spoke about the shortage of places of worship. “For years, these problems continue. We apply are rejected. They were told they do not usually refer to our place. We showed them our own place, they ask the right Religious. Religious usually gives the answer we will try. Municipalities do not want to open the church municipalities. Bureaucracy works and consume all our energy. “

Recalling that only through the history of the Republic adopted a church in Istanbul Sahin, “the first and only church. We did it in our own facilities, “he said.

Moved to the ECHR

legal struggle on the subject of the Protestant community in progress. Kurtulus Church in Ankara in 2006, made reference to the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality. response from the council of the church’s application gelemeyin did re-apply in 2007. Municipalities “not convenient location” was the answer. The church, unable to get results from any of the remedies applied to. The application was made in 2013 in Ankara Cankaya Municipality. For two different applications were rejected. still no official status in the Church a place of worship. The church had applied to the ECHR concerning the shortage of places of worship.

studies that Norwegian Helsinki Committee on issues of faith groups in Turkey Religious Freedom Initiative project manager Mine Yildirim, the European Convention on Human Rights of faith to pray the guaranteeing Article 9 of the freedom of worship establishing and maintaining rights in securing the battery to the attention pull the government said that it’s an obligation to lead. Lightning “is in need of a place of worship of a faith community said the state will not interfere in this regard and must take steps to meet the needs of worship, if necessary,” he said. Lightning, the Court will soon connect the Jehovah’s Witnesses to a judgment filed by the Association on the issue and said it was important for all faith communities in this decision.

Source: Agos