Turks War on Patriarchs, following the Abolition of the Caliphate as reported in The New York Times, 16 March 1924, 16 March 1924

March 16, 1924: turks' war with the patriarchs throughout 1924, the new york times newspaper, like the rest of the american press, criticized the kemalist government's struggle with missionary schools, greek orthodox and armenian churches, patriarchates, and the jewish rabbinate, and drew a direct link between these policies and the abolition of the caliphate. Date: 16 March 1924.