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Syriac newspaper in Turkey excluded from minority press aid due to rule limiting location and recipients

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A Syriac community newspaper in southeastern Turkey has been excluded from a state-administered aid program for minority publications under rules limiting the support to Istanbul-based Armenian, Greek and Jewish newspapers, the Agos news website reported, prompting a lawmaker to allege discriminatory treatment of minority media outside Istanbul. Turkey’s Press Advertisement Agency (BİK), which distributes official […] The post Syriac newspaper in Turkey excluded from minority press aid due to...