Condemned the European Court of Human Rights Turkey, Tuesday, discrimination against the minority Alawite not to grant the role of worship the same position as the role of worship and other religious denominations.
The Alawites ratio ranging between 15 and 20% of the population of Turkey's 76 million people, and they have a range Shiite religious rituals differ from the Sunnis, who see it as a counterattack.
The head of the upper Foundation, said that Turkey discriminate against community by refusing to recognize the "combination" of their own homes places of worship are exempt from the consumption of electricity fees, and accumulation on the upper Foundation 289 182 euros "of $ 358 586" dues electricity consumption since 2006 in which the institution applied for the first time a petition for the exemption.
Issued composed of seven judges at the European Court Authority headquarters in the French city of Strasbourg decision is contrary to the rule of Turkish courts ruled that "the combined houses" is not the role of worship on the basis of the view that the Turkish religious body Alawite sect is not a religious sect.
According to a summary judgment, "the court ruled that the plaintiff suffered institution to different treatment without an objective or logical reason and that exempting religious places of electricity consumption fees in Turkish law applied in a manner similar discrimination on the basis of religion."
The court competent to hear the European Charter of Human Rights violation, which has been ratified by Turkey in 1954 claims, the Court did not rob them of any penalty but gave the Turkish state and the plaintiffs Alawites 6 months to submit a proposal that includes recognition of compensation for discrimination.
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