ROME

Freedom of religion is protected under the Turkish constitution, Turkey’s ambassador to the Vatican said Thursday.

Lutfullah Goktas was speaking at a session on ‘The role of ambassadors in relations with the Vatican’ as part of an international symposium held at Napoli Federico II University in Naples titled ‘1929-2019: Ninety years of relations between state and religious groups.’

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