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FOR CENTURIES BELL AND AZAN RANG TOGETHER IN DIYARBAKIR - TURKISH OFFICIAL
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June 05, 2012 | 03:48
YEREVAN. - Another Turkish group visited Armenia in the framework
of USAID 'Convergence between Armenian and Turkey' program. Seihmus
Diken, the advisor of the Diyarbakir mayor, gave an interview to
Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Mr. Diken, the Mayor of Diyarbakir Osman Baydemir, often makes
friendly remarks about the Armenians and their history. Why do the
Kurds remember those events?
Because Armenians are one of the nations, living in the region
along with the Kurds. For centuries the bell and azan rang together
in Diyarbakir. Like we - the Kurds and Muslims - have our rights,
so do the Armenians, because we have lived together, our voices and
breaths were mixed. We shared everything on the streets. The mayor,
elected by the people, knows this truth. That is why he treats the
Armenians in such way. And the Armenians, who had come to Diyarbakir,
saw that treatment for themselves.
Who are those words addressed to, given that there are almost no
Armenians left in Diyarbakir?
Those addresses are not only for the scarce Armenian families living
in Diyarbakir but also for the Armenians throughout the world, in
America, Canada and Armenia. If an Armenian is living somewhere we
treat him like a compatriot.
How do the Diyarbakir Kurds stand towards the songs of Aram Tigran?
If you want to know how the Kurds stand towards his songs, I will tell
you that during a festival in Diyarbakir a year before the singer's
death fife hundred thousand people came to listen to him. The Kurdish
nation will never forget two Armenians - one is Aram Tigran, the other
is Karapet Khacho, who was living in Yerevan and died a few years ago.
Those two people have done a lot for the Kurdish Music. Why did they
dedicate their lives to it? Because their fathers told them before
they died 'you know the Kurds saved us from the Genocide. Express
our gratitude through music until the end of your live'.
news.am
June 05, 2012 | 03:48
YEREVAN. - Another Turkish group visited Armenia in the framework
of USAID 'Convergence between Armenian and Turkey' program. Seihmus
Diken, the advisor of the Diyarbakir mayor, gave an interview to
Armenian News-NEWS.am.
Mr. Diken, the Mayor of Diyarbakir Osman Baydemir, often makes
friendly remarks about the Armenians and their history. Why do the
Kurds remember those events?
Because Armenians are one of the nations, living in the region
along with the Kurds. For centuries the bell and azan rang together
in Diyarbakir. Like we - the Kurds and Muslims - have our rights,
so do the Armenians, because we have lived together, our voices and
breaths were mixed. We shared everything on the streets. The mayor,
elected by the people, knows this truth. That is why he treats the
Armenians in such way. And the Armenians, who had come to Diyarbakir,
saw that treatment for themselves.
Who are those words addressed to, given that there are almost no
Armenians left in Diyarbakir?
Those addresses are not only for the scarce Armenian families living
in Diyarbakir but also for the Armenians throughout the world, in
America, Canada and Armenia. If an Armenian is living somewhere we
treat him like a compatriot.
How do the Diyarbakir Kurds stand towards the songs of Aram Tigran?
If you want to know how the Kurds stand towards his songs, I will tell
you that during a festival in Diyarbakir a year before the singer's
death fife hundred thousand people came to listen to him. The Kurdish
nation will never forget two Armenians - one is Aram Tigran, the other
is Karapet Khacho, who was living in Yerevan and died a few years ago.
Those two people have done a lot for the Kurdish Music. Why did they
dedicate their lives to it? Because their fathers told them before
they died 'you know the Kurds saved us from the Genocide. Express
our gratitude through music until the end of your live'.