"CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY" PROPOSAL TO THE PARLIAMENT
Legislative proposal from Syriac MP: Declare Christmas a public holiday
Mardin MP George Aslan has submitted a legislative proposal to the Presidency of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (TBMM) to declare December 25 Christmas one of the most important holidays in the Christian world a public holiday in Türkiye. In the justification for the proposal, Aslan drew attention to Türkiye’s multicultural structure and the principle of "equal citizenship."