Antakya Civilizations Choral Society, which comprises people from various national minorities, including Armenians of Turkey, has been nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize by a number of the world's select individuals and institutions.

Yılmaz Ozfırat, president of the Antakya Civilizations Choral Society, said the choral society includes people from different ethnic, professional and religious backgrounds.

The Choral Society performs both Turkish and Armenian folk songs, Zaman paper reported, Zapan reported.

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