▁to ▁adjust ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁regime . ▁This ▁was ▁ex ac erb ated ▁by ▁the ▁em igration ▁or ▁imp over ishment , ▁due ▁to ▁d eter ior ating ▁economic ▁conditions . ▁Famil ies ▁that ▁h ither to ▁had ▁finan cially ▁supported ▁religious ▁community ▁institutions ▁such ▁as ▁hosp it als ▁and ▁schools ▁stop ▁doing ▁so . ▁ ▁Director ate ▁for ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs ▁ ▁At at ür k ' s ▁re forms ▁define ▁la ï c ité ▁( as ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁as ▁per me ating ▁both ▁the ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁religious ▁sphere . ▁Minor ity ▁relig ions , ▁like ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁or ▁Greek ▁Orth odox y ▁are ▁guaranteed ▁protection ▁by ▁the ▁constitution ▁as ▁individual ▁faith s ▁( person al ▁sphere ), ▁but ▁this ▁guarantee ▁does ▁not ▁give ▁any ▁rights ▁to ▁any ▁religious ▁communities ▁( social ▁sphere ). ▁( This ▁different iation ▁applies ▁to ▁Islam ▁and ▁Muslim s ▁as ▁well . ▁At at ür k ' s ▁re forms , ▁as ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁assume ▁the ▁social ▁sphere ▁is ▁sec ular .) ▁The ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁La us anne , ▁the ▁intern ation ally ▁binding ▁agreement ▁of ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Republic , ▁does ▁not ▁specify ▁any ▁national ity ▁or ▁eth nic ity . ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁La us anne ▁simply ▁ident ifies ▁non - Mus lim s ▁in ▁general ▁and ▁provides ▁the ▁legal ▁framework ▁which ▁gives ▁certain ▁explicit ▁religious ▁rights ▁to ▁Jews , ▁Gree ks , ▁and ▁Armen ians ▁without ▁naming ▁them . ▁