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Stressing that some schools’ asking for baptism document for the exemption of religion course is a right violation, HDP MP Kürkçü has asked what has been done to prevent this.

Looking at the Alevite demands, Assoc. Prof. Macar says the existence of the Department of Religious Affairs is against the principles of equality and secularism.

Turkey’s Alevite community is getting ready to shout their demands in a mass gathering. They want to inform the public of the discrimination the Alevis have been experiencing and reveal the insincerity of the ruling party towards the Alevi demands.

Alevite organizations will organize an activity in Izmir on October 9 to protest the mandatory religion courses and submit their petition about the problem to the Education Directorship of the Torbali District.

Turkey’s Education and Science Workers Union has announced that the textbooks for the religion courses still reflect the Sunnite Teaching. It demands that the government abide by the court decisions.