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A resolution urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties.

Introduced: March 8, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1543)
Mar 8, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State, in all official contacts with Turkish officials and representatives, should emphasize that Turkey should: (1) end all forms of religious discrimination; (2) allow the rightful church and lay owners of Christian church properties to organize prayer services, religious education, clerical training, social services, and other religious activities; (3) return to their rightful owners all Christian churches and other places of worship, monasteries, schools, hospitals, holy sites, and other religious properties, including artwork and manuscripts; and (4) allow the rightful church and lay owners of Christian church properties to preserve and reconstruct all Christian churches and other places of worship, monasteries, schools, hospitals, holy sites, and other religious properties within Turkey.

What's happening now March 8, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1543)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 306 Related bill Urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties.
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Aug 2, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 392: A resolution urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-392/
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"S. Res. 392: A resolution urging the Republic of Turkey to safeguard its Christian heritage and to return confiscated church properties.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-392/.
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S. Res. 392, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-SRES-392/.
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