I DON'T WANT TO TELL STORIES TO MY CHILDREN ANYMORE - ARMENIAN OF ISTANBUL
news.am, Armenia
Oct 12 2011
Representatives of the Armenian community of Istanbul met with Turkey's
Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin and Bakirkoy Mayor Ates Unal Erzen.
Armenian community representatives stressed they express problems
more clearly during the meetings on the ministerial level, Hurriyet
Diaily News reported.
During the meeting representative of the Armenian community Arev
Cebeci also highlighted Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arınc's statement
admitting that the state had seized property from minorities but was
now "giving it back" through a recent decision.
"When will our rights be restored? When will we assume official posts
and achieve the status of equal citizens? When will we be able to
become civil servants? I don't want to tell stories to my children
anymore, [I want to tell] the truth," Cebeci said.
The sides also touched upon the issues related to selection of a new
patriarch and the new draft constitution.
news.am, Armenia
Oct 12 2011
Representatives of the Armenian community of Istanbul met with Turkey's
Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin and Bakirkoy Mayor Ates Unal Erzen.
Armenian community representatives stressed they express problems
more clearly during the meetings on the ministerial level, Hurriyet
Diaily News reported.
During the meeting representative of the Armenian community Arev
Cebeci also highlighted Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arınc's statement
admitting that the state had seized property from minorities but was
now "giving it back" through a recent decision.
"When will our rights be restored? When will we assume official posts
and achieve the status of equal citizens? When will we be able to
become civil servants? I don't want to tell stories to my children
anymore, [I want to tell] the truth," Cebeci said.
The sides also touched upon the issues related to selection of a new
patriarch and the new draft constitution.