Diametrically reverse are the positions expressed by the “flagship” of the Kemalist area, opposition newspaper “Cumhuriyet”.
The publication of matters by the Turkish press continues after the query of the eventual reopening of the Theological College of Halki and the earlier associated statements of the Minister of Training of Turkey, Yusuf Tekin, have been raised.
The professional-government newspaper “Milliyet” asks in its headline whether or not “will the Halki Theological College be opened?” and studies on the difficulty that has been within the public eye for a couple of days now. In response to the publication, the Minister of Training of Turkey, throughout a televised interview, “introduced again to the agenda the opening of the Halki Theological College, which has been closed for greater than 50 years.”
The newspaper recollects that Yusuf Tekin wished for the opening of the College, stating: “Once we made our resolution on this challenge, Mr. President (Rep. Tayyip Erdoğan) requested us to analyze what strategies we will work with. A highschool is open there. We do our personal work in order that it might probably perform as a Theological College. Now we have decided the steps to be taken in accordance with the choice to be taken.”
The information web site “gazeteilksayfa” with the title “Minister of Nationwide Training Yusuf Tekin collects paperwork about Halki College” and subtitle “Former Minister of Nationwide Training Husein Celik mentioned that Minister Yusuf Tekin requested him for paperwork concerning the Theological College” refers to info that Mr. Celik gave to the present minister relating to the College of Halki. Husein Celik was Turkey's Minister of Training from 2003-2009.
In response to the publication, the previous Minister of Training mentioned: “Returning to Ankara from Istanbul, I met some staff of the Ministry of Nationwide Training on the aircraft. I requested them: “What's up, is there a program for Istanbul?”. They informed me: “We visited the College along with our minister” and so they informed me that one thing might be achieved about this matter. I informed them that will be good and that I might give Mr. Tekin some info I’ve on the matter if he wished. Then the minister known as me and I shared the data I had.”
Hossein Celik additionally said, in accordance with a publication, that “the case in query had been placed on the agenda of the state since his tenure, however it has not been resolved till as we speak.”
In response to the previous Minister of Training of Turkey, the difficulty of reopening Halki College was raised many instances throughout his tenure as minister “with eager prospects for its implementation”. He additionally notes that the Turkish Ministry of International Affairs was additionally within the challenge on the time.
Nevertheless, diametrically opposed are the positions formulated for the reopening of the Theological College of Halki by the “flagship” of the Kemalist area, the opposition newspaper “Cumhuriyet”.
Publication of “Cumhuriyet” argues that the operation of the College is opposite to the Treaty of Lausanne and the Regulation on the Unification of Training of 1924 (Tevhid-i Tedrisat), adopted underneath Kemal Atatürk, which offered that each one academic establishments could be underneath the ministry Training.
In its subtitle, the newspaper presents the opinion of the professor of Historical past, Haki Ouyar, that the operation of the College within the context of the Greek Orthodox method could be in accordance with the Ottoman system of “millets”, however not with the ideas of the Republic and the Treaty of Lausanne. Professor Ouillard argues that “the rising affect of the 'Roman Patriarchate of the Lantern' (s.b. that means the Ecumenical Patriarchate) is a results of the coverage pursued by the US in the course of the Chilly Struggle towards the Soviet Union” and provides that the US they nonetheless intention to extend the affect of the Patriarchate. “That is a part of the US-Russia battle. Turkey has nothing to realize from this. Because it seems, the imperialist powers are nonetheless instrumentalizing faith,” he notes.
Professor Ouyar additionally raises the query with what trade for the “Turkish minority in Western Thrace”, as he characterizes the Muslim minority, “will this proper be given”, i.e. the reopening of the Theological College.
“This college, which is towards the legislation on the combination of training, is not going to be topic to the supervision of the Ministry of Nationwide Training and the Council of Larger Training and can be opened to overseas college students, is a candidate to be a supply of issues for Turkey” he claims in “Cumhuriyet” » Professor Haki Ouyar.
