A/HRC/28/47 to discrimination, hostility or violence as a framework to combat incitement to hatred; (b) promote tolerance in the educational system in order to combat discrimination in the educational system; (c) promote the depoliticization of religion; (d) continue dialogues at all levels and between countries as a way to “guarantee the specificity of all nations”; and (e) adopt mechanisms to hold accountable those countries that have jurisdiction over individuals and organizations that incite religious intolerance. Turkey 73. Freedom of religion and conscience is guaranteed by the Constitution and relevant legislation. Minority rights in Turkey are regulated in accordance with the Treaty of Lausanne, under which Turkish citizens belonging to non-Muslim minorities fall within the scope of the term “minority”. 74. A number of foreign clergy have been registered in Turkey to serve in places of worship with the relevant working permit. There are 387 places of worship belonging to non-Muslim communities, including 87 churches run by foreigners residing in Turkey. Non-Muslim places of worship are administered by their own associations or foundations and property rights regarding places of worship rest with the real or legal persons who founded them. A decree amending the Law on Foundations was published in August 2011, improving the situation of non-Muslim community foundations regarding the registration of their property. 75. On 13 May 2010, the Office of the Prime Minister issued a circular confirming that all Turkish citizens, independent of their religious communities, constitute an inseparable part of Turkey, and urging all related government institutions and offices to act with the utmost diligence for the elimination of problems encountered by non-Muslim minorities. 76. Positive steps continued to be taken in favour of different faith groups in the areas of education and culture. The Ministry of National Education reviews course materials annually to remove connotations that might be perceived as discriminatory by different faith groups. Pursuant to a request from Assyrian citizens, the Ankara 13th Administrative Court has ruled that Assyrian language courses can be delivered along with the curriculum of the Ministry of Education on certain days or during certain hours of the week in a preschool to be opened under a community foundation. 77. Permission was granted to a Greek minority school in Gökçeada to reopen in the academic year 2013/14, following the demand of the Greek community. 78. Since 28 February 2012, newspapers belonging to minorities, as defined in the Treaty of Lausanne, have been allowed to publish official advertisements upon written application. 79. The “democratization package” of September 2013 brought about significant improvements in the area of freedom of religion and conscience, as the ban on women wearing headscarves in public service was lifted and sanctions for preventing persons from individual worship and fulfilling requirements of religious beliefs were introduced in the Turkish Penal Code. Lifestyle is protected by law and, for the first time, hate crimes are punishable under the Code. 80. The title of article 122 of the Turkish Penal Code was changed from “discrimination” to “hatred and discrimination” within the framework of Law No. 6529 of 2 March 2014, and the penalty for the offence has been increased. Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code regulates the prevention of incitement to social, racial, religious or regional enmity or hatred. In addition, under article 115 of the Code the act of hindering the exercise of freedom of belief, thought and conviction is punishable, while article 153 13

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