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TURKEY 'ENCOURAGES' DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN MONUMENTS AT THE STATE LEVEL: SAMVEL KARAPETYAN
Tert.am
16:37 03.11.10
The last remnants of the Armenian monuments in Turkey will disappear
in less than decades, Samvel Karapetyan, an Armenian scientist engaged
in monument studies, said at a press conference today.
"A few years will pass, even not decades, and the last remnants of
the Armenian monuments will disappear," said he.
Apparently resentful of a recent trip to Turkey only to find out that
the Armenian monuments and cemeteries are being robbed and demolished,
Mr Karapetyan said that the Turkish state has no direct participation
in that process. Instead, Turkey - through its inaction - encourages
the demolition of the Armenian monument at the state level.
In his words, every day Turkish TV channels show footage of how their
citizens find gold and other treasures while demolishing an Armenian
church or cemetery - something that prompts the Turkish society to
such actions.
"While the Armenians existed [there], they would enjoy what the
living Armenians earned, and now they hope that they will live on
some treasures dug out of our cemeteries or from who knows where,"
said Mr Karapetyan.
Further he said that Turkey still continues to extinguish the Armenian
origins from its territory - once home to more than millions of
Armenians.
"Turkey has not stopped the process of extinguishing our origins from
our home," said Mr Karapetyan, adding that anything reminiscent of
the Armenian origin testifies to the historical truth - something
that bothers Turkey very much.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
16:37 03.11.10
The last remnants of the Armenian monuments in Turkey will disappear
in less than decades, Samvel Karapetyan, an Armenian scientist engaged
in monument studies, said at a press conference today.
"A few years will pass, even not decades, and the last remnants of
the Armenian monuments will disappear," said he.
Apparently resentful of a recent trip to Turkey only to find out that
the Armenian monuments and cemeteries are being robbed and demolished,
Mr Karapetyan said that the Turkish state has no direct participation
in that process. Instead, Turkey - through its inaction - encourages
the demolition of the Armenian monument at the state level.
In his words, every day Turkish TV channels show footage of how their
citizens find gold and other treasures while demolishing an Armenian
church or cemetery - something that prompts the Turkish society to
such actions.
"While the Armenians existed [there], they would enjoy what the
living Armenians earned, and now they hope that they will live on
some treasures dug out of our cemeteries or from who knows where,"
said Mr Karapetyan.
Further he said that Turkey still continues to extinguish the Armenian
origins from its territory - once home to more than millions of
Armenians.
"Turkey has not stopped the process of extinguishing our origins from
our home," said Mr Karapetyan, adding that anything reminiscent of
the Armenian origin testifies to the historical truth - something
that bothers Turkey very much.
From: A. Papazian