The Turkish government made a historic U-turn in state policy this past weekend, issuing an official decree inviting Turkey’s Christian and Jewish communities to reclaim their long-confiscated religious properties.

The return of these extensive properties to their rightful owners has been a key demand of the European Union (EU), to which Turkey is applying for full membership.

Read more: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ReligionNewsBlog/~3/PkCAFPPyPjc/turkey-overturns-historic-religious-property-seizures