Армянский эксперт:

Возвращение турецким правительством имущества религиозным меньшинствам - одна из мер, посредством которой Анкара пытается вызвать доверие Евросоюза. Такое мнение в беседе с корреспондентом АрмИнфо выразил тюрколог Артак Шакарян.

По его словам, этот шаг турецкого правительства во многом обусловлен тем, что в октябре текущего года Анкара представит ежегодный доклад о требованиях, выполненных в рамках программы по вступлению в ЕС.

Вместе с тем, по мнению Шакаряна, подобный жест со стороны Анкары в некоторой степени восстанавливает попранные права христианских и иудейских общин, однако его значение не стоит преувеличивать, поскольку речь идет всего лишь о части имущества, конфискованной у них.

"Турецкое правительство возвращает имущество, конфискованное в 1974 г., но возникает вопрос - а как же с собственность, конфискованной у армян в 20-х, 30-х и 40-х гг.  прошлого века"? - заявил Шакарян.

Напомним, что 28 августа турецкое правительство приняло решение вернуть конфискованную собственность христианским и иудейским организациям.  Речь идет о нескольких сотнях объектов - таких как храмы, школы, больницы, приюты, кладбища и даже ночные клубы. Они принадлежали, в частности, армянам, православным грекам, а также иудеям. Теперь религиозные фонды в течение 12 месяцев должны представить свои требования. За те объекты, которые были когда-то перепроданы властями, они получат денежную компенсацию по рыночным ценам. Изъятия собственности начались в 1936 году - тогда религиозным фондам было предписано составить реестр своего имущества. А в 1974 году им запретили приобретать новую недвижимость.

 

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