Christian Children Must Attend Islamic Religious Education

Case information

Incident date: Sep 1, 2008
Country: Türkiye
Categories: Government Restrictions
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Islamist
Societal Sphere: Education
Governmental
Religious Freedom / Discrimination: Parental Rights and Education

(Ongoing) In Turkey, Christian children must attend Islamic religious education.

Ongoing: In Turkey, Christian children must attend Islamic religious education. This was reported in the German newspaper “Die Tagespost” on October 4th, 2008, front page. http://www.die-tagespost.de/2008/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=100043210