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European Commission issued 2014 progress report on Turkey which, among other issues, mentioned the Armenian protocols and rights of minorities.

The report says on the eve of the 99th anniversary of the events in 1915, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan issued the first ever message of condolence to the descendants of Armenians killed or deported.

“The protocols signed in 2009 to normalise relations with Armenia are still not ratified,” the document reads.

It is mentioned that initiatives to mark ‘Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day’ took place peacefully on 24 April in Istanbul and five other provinces.

The report also presents the state of religious and ethnic minorities in Turkey.

“Hate rhetoric by some media targeted Christians, Armenians, Jews and to a lesser extent other non-Muslims and Kurds. Alevis community perception is that they are subject to discriminatory language, including by members of the government,” the document reads.

The Protestant Churches’ report on human rights violations stated that hate crimes directed at Christians continued in 2013 and physical attacks were carried out against Protestant and other churches and worshippers. An attack against a Greek Orthodox church in Istanbul caused material damage to the church and to the priest’s house. There was no effective investigation or legal action against perpetrators of similar attacks in previous years. Language attacking missionaries and minorities remained in a number of compulsory school textbooks and in the first Diyanet five year plan, covering 2010-2014”.

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