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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 13 July 2021)
Dancing Fools
The night before last, O.Y. drove his car to Khalkedon Square in Kadıköy,
Istanbul, and blasted dance songs into the air. Those in the square picked
up the tempo and began dancing, too. This prompted two of them, Y.E.U.
and Ö.F.A., to climb up to the roof of Surp Takavor Armenian Church and
dance next to the cross there. (!)
Police took the three suspects into custody, all of whom were under the
influence of alcohol. They claimed that they had meant no disrespect
but, nevertheless, they were brought before a judge for "disparaging the
religious values of a portion of the populace." The court released Y.E.U.
and Ö.F.A. on judicial supervision and set O.Y. free outright.
The Armenian Patriarch in Turkey, Sahak Maşalyan, condemned the
disrespect in a written statement but Karabet Baliyev, a member of the
Surp Takavor Armenian Church's board of directors stated that "I see no
ulterior motives here. These people did not do any damage to the church."
He declined to file a complaint against the suspects.
Turkish officials ranging from Religious Affairs Chief Prof. Dr. Ali
Erbaş, to Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, to Justice Minister
Abdulhamit Gül and senior officials of the ruling AKP party issued
virulent condemnations of the incident.
In happier (?) times.
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