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[h=1]Racism in Turkey[/h]
In Turkey racism and ethnic discrimination are prevalent in its society and throughout its history, and this racism and ethnic discrimination is also institutional against the non-Muslim and non-Sunni minorities.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP] This appears mainly in the form of negative attitudes and actions by Turks towards people who are not considered ethnically Turkish. Such discrimination is predominately towards non-Muslim minorities such as the Christian minorities like Greeks, Armenians, Arab Christians, Assyrians, Bulgarians, Georgians, Kurdish Christians, and others, as well as hostility towards various interpretations of Islam such as Alevis(Alawites), Sufis, Shiites and other Muslim non-Turks such as Kurds, Zazas and Arabs.
Racism and discrimination in modern Turkey can be traced back to the Ottoman Empire. Such Ottoman Turkish intellectuals such as Ali Suavi have stated in the 1860s that:[SUP][9][/SUP]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Turkey
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In Turkey racism and ethnic discrimination are prevalent in its society and throughout its history, and this racism and ethnic discrimination is also institutional against the non-Muslim and non-Sunni minorities.[SUP][1][/SUP][SUP][2][/SUP][SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP][SUP][5][/SUP][SUP][6][/SUP][SUP][7][/SUP] This appears mainly in the form of negative attitudes and actions by Turks towards people who are not considered ethnically Turkish. Such discrimination is predominately towards non-Muslim minorities such as the Christian minorities like Greeks, Armenians, Arab Christians, Assyrians, Bulgarians, Georgians, Kurdish Christians, and others, as well as hostility towards various interpretations of Islam such as Alevis(Alawites), Sufis, Shiites and other Muslim non-Turks such as Kurds, Zazas and Arabs.
Racism and discrimination in modern Turkey can be traced back to the Ottoman Empire. Such Ottoman Turkish intellectuals such as Ali Suavi have stated in the 1860s that:[SUP][9][/SUP]
- Turks are superior to other races in political, military and cultural aspects
- The Turkish language surpasses the European languages in its richness and excellence
- Turks constructed the Islamic civilization.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_Turkey
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