A/55/280/Add.1 Interim report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief Addendum 1 Situation in Turkey Contents I. II. III. IV. V. 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Legal aspects of freedom of religion and belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Constitutional provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Provisions of international law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Other legal provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Policy in the area of freedom of religion and belief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Consultations with the authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B. Consultations with non-governmental organizations and independent Turkish experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C. Consultation with a member of theFazilet party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The situation of non-Muslim communities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. Minority communities recognized by the Turkish authorities as minorities and/or as covered by the Treaty of Lausanne . . . . . . . . . . . B. Minority communities not recognized by the Turkish authorities as minorities and/or as covered by the Treaty of Lausanne . . . . . . . . . . . Conclusions and recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paragraphs Page . . . . . . . 1–8 9–45 9–23 24–25 26–45 46–67 46–57 3 4 4 7 7 11 11 . . . 58–66 67 68–122 12 14 15 . 69–98 15 . . 99–122 123–166 20 23