Turkish official discusses Turks’ needs in Austria

By Askin Kiyagan </p> <p>VIENNA (AA) – Turks in Austria should be included in efforts to address their needs, the head of Turkey's Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities said Friday. </p> <p>“We made it clear that otherwise, any solution brought forth will be decidedly against the sociology of the Turkish society living here [in Austria],” Abdullah Eren told Anadolu Agency during a visit to Vienna to hold discussions with Austrian officials on issues faced by the country’s Turkish minority. </p> <p>Eren referred to “various religious, social issues” that made everyday life “significantly more difficult” for the nearly 300,000-strong local Turkish minority, including the employment of imams, restrictions on dual citizenship and a recent debate on the public use of religious symbols. </p> <p>He underlined that the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities was ready for all forms of cooperation with the Austrian government and Turkish non-governmental organizations in the country.