The Grand Muftiate and Religious Freedom of Bulgarian Turks in the Post-Communist Period
Bulgarian Turks, one of the minorities of the Balkans have gone through different phases from Bulgaria’s independence to the present day compared to other Muslim societies in the region. This community experienced the hardships of daily life through the most basic human rights violations of the comm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | deu |
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Istanbul University Press
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Yakın Dönem Türkiye Araştırmaları |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/C979289492344DE89CB6C2F14CC38D78 |
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| Summary: | Bulgarian Turks, one of the minorities of the Balkans have gone through different phases from Bulgaria’s independence to the present day compared to other Muslim societies in the region. This community experienced the hardships of daily life through the most basic human rights violations of the communist regime, such as the forced change of Turkish names. This study is an in-depth analysis of the religious rights and freedoms of Bulgarian Turks with their regional, national and international aspects from the post-communist process to present day. The main argument of the study is as follows: Although the religious freedom of the Muslim minority has continued to develop in the post-Cold War period, Bulgaria has not fully ensured the religious freedom of Muslims since its EU membership in 2007 and does not apply EU norms regarding human and minority rights equally among its citizens. |
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| ISSN: | 2547-9679 |