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Yusuf Akbulut is a Syriac Orthodox priest from St. Mary's Church in Diyarbakır, Turkey. He was arrested by Turkish authorities after stating in a newspaper interview that he believed Armenians, Assyrians and Syriacs and Greeks have been victims of a genocide by Turkey.

A native of Anıtlı (Hah), a village in Midyat district, Father Yusuf Akbulut was approached in October 2000 by reporters from the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet and questioned as to his views regarding the Armenian Genocide. Father Akbulut responded that not only Armenians but Assyrians and Syriacs were also massacred and, as a direct consequence of his response being made public, he was arrested and charged with inciting racial hatred. He was released after Turkey came under pressure from human rights groups and a campaign organized by Assyrians, Armenians, Greeks and Kurds.

See also

• Human rights in Turkey
• Denial of the Armenian Genocide

References

1. Turkish Court Tries Assyrian Priest For Backing Armenians", Associated Press, December 21-23, 2000.
2. U.S. Congressional Letter on Fr. Yusuf Akbulut
3. "İçimizdeki hain".
4. U.S. Congressional Letter on Father Yusuf Akbulut
5. Armenian National Committee of America: Under Growing International Pressure Turkey Releases Assyrian Priest

• Assyrian people
• Syriac people
• People from Diyarbakır
• Assyrian Genocide
• Eastern Orthodox priests
• Syriac Christianity
• Turkish Eastern Orthodox Christians
• Living people