[4] Members of the Turkish-Speaking Protestant Association and the Greek Orthodox Church report police surveillance of their activities, with plainclothes police officers present during worship services, checking priests’ identification and monitoring the congregation; it is also reported that Turkish Cypriots who converted from Islam to other faiths often experience societal pressure and discrimination.
"[8]The Turkish Foreign Ministry responded with a press released statement, saying that the resolution had "many factual errors which may harm the credibility of the House of Representatives".
467, condemned the alleged interruption of the Christmas mass in Northern Cyprus by Turkish troops and restrictions to the right to freedom of religion and worship.
[9] The declaration claimed that Turkish troops forced the priest conducting the service to remove his vestments and ordered everybody to leave the church, thus violating the European Convention on Human Rights.
The Turkish Cypriot daily newspaper Afrika, in a front page article, criticised those who claim that there is freedom of religion in Northern Cyprus when the religious books were confiscated.