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Call for "death to Armenian dogs" forced resignation

The deputy chairman of a Swedish-Turkish association Barbaros Leylani has resigned after derogatory comments he made about Armenians last week at a Stockholm rally.

Race code abolished "orally"

Last year, the procedure of using the ‘race code’ for students applying to non-Muslim schools was abolished with a public mandate. General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs Director Ahmet Sarıcan informed HDP MP Garo Paylan that this procedure is also removed from their system.

25 February 2016

“Christians started to celebrate Christmas in 4th century”

December 25 is a special day for all Christian communities. Though the birth of Jesus Christ is commonly celebrated, the origin of Christmas traditions isn’t known by all. We talked to the leader of Armenian Catholics of Turkey Kerabaydzar Levon Zekiyan about these traditions, from why Christmas is celebrated on December 25 to the origin of Christmas tree decorations.

24 December 2015

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