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ARMENIAN THEATER PLAY ENRAGES TURKISH COMMUNITY IN US
Hurriyet
Aug 8 2012
Turkey
An Armenian play that is set to take the stage in New York in September
has caused a strong backlash from the Turkish community in the United
States, daily Milliyet reported.
The play, titled "Red Dog Howls," tells the story of an Armenian man
discovering the events of 1915 through the letters of his relatives
that were killed during the incidents.
The play depicts the deaths of the character's family, as well as
many other Armenian families, at the hands of Ottoman forces.
The Turkish community in the U.S. has reacted strongly to the play,
with Ali Cınar, head of the Turkish American Association, stating
that they expected the 100th anniversary of 1915 to bring similar
acts from the Armenian lobby in the U.S.
"The goal of this play is not to make art," Cınar said. "The goal here
is simply to repeat the 1915 claims. It aims to propagate and to make
alleged stories from letters and memoirs look like the real events."
From: A. Papazian
Hurriyet
Aug 8 2012
Turkey
An Armenian play that is set to take the stage in New York in September
has caused a strong backlash from the Turkish community in the United
States, daily Milliyet reported.
The play, titled "Red Dog Howls," tells the story of an Armenian man
discovering the events of 1915 through the letters of his relatives
that were killed during the incidents.
The play depicts the deaths of the character's family, as well as
many other Armenian families, at the hands of Ottoman forces.
The Turkish community in the U.S. has reacted strongly to the play,
with Ali Cınar, head of the Turkish American Association, stating
that they expected the 100th anniversary of 1915 to bring similar
acts from the Armenian lobby in the U.S.
"The goal of this play is not to make art," Cınar said. "The goal here
is simply to repeat the 1915 claims. It aims to propagate and to make
alleged stories from letters and memoirs look like the real events."
From: A. Papazian