Turkey grants religious vacation to Jewish and Armenian students

The president of Higher Education Board (YOK), Yusuf Ziya Ozcan, requested in the mandate sent to the offices of university rectors that Jewish and Armenian students in Turkey be allowed to take a vacation during their religious holidays, Hurriyet daily reported on Tuesday. Turkey grants religious vacation to Jewish and Armenian students The mandate also extends to Jewish and Armenian academic staff being able to benefit from the same right, Hurriyet wrote. Therefore the religious festivals of Jewish and Armenian students were recognized at an institutional level for the first time. The YOK also sent the mandate to the chief rabbi's office and the Armenian Patriarchal Presidency to inform of the decision, Hurriyet added. hurriyet