ECHR : Turkey Discriminated Cemevis
▻http://bianet.org/english/world/160434-echr-turkey-discriminated-cemevis
Le refus acquittement des factures d’électricité des lieux de culte alévis par l’Autorité des Affaires Religieuses en Turquie : quand l’énergie se transforme en levier de violence symbolique
“Cemevis are not places of worship”
In August 2006, submitting that the Foundation was a place of worship for the Alevi community, its director requested exemption from paying electricity bills, since the legislation provides that the 4 electricity bills for places of worship are paid from a fund administered by the Directorate of Religious Affairs (DAR).
The courts dismissed the Foundation’s claims, basing their decision on the DAR’s opinion that the cemevis are not places of worship but places of assembly in which spiritual ceremonies are held. The total amount of the Yenibosna Centre’s bills comes to 668,012.13 Turkish lira (TRY), or EUR 289,182, under the exchange rate at the relevant time.