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WORD "ARMENIAN" EQUAL TO DOG IN TURKEY
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country27480.html
Published: 14:05:07 - 25/09/2012
During the "Expanding frameworks of dialogue: Armenian-Turkish
relations at this moment" roundtable in Diyarbakir, the tolerance
towards the freedom of speech, national, religious minorities in
Turkey was discussed.
Member of the Diyarbakir City Hall, writer Sheymuz Diken, dwelling
on the genocide, noted that even if they are not the witnesses of the
tragedy happened 100 years ago, they are the witnesses of the history.
He says it is not necessary to concentrate on the protocols but
it is necessary to work with the civil society, municipalities to
raise issues.
Dwelling on the freedom of speech in Turkey, columnist Hilal Kaplan
said it is necessary to everyone, anyway, there is no complete freedom
of speech anywhere.
Kaplan said that nowadays the word "genocide" is very often pronounced
freely in Turkey.
The columnist dwelt on the freedom of expression in Turkey saying that
judges are given high freedom to interpret expressions of hatred and
hostility and their decision may be subjective.
Kaplan says the word "Armenian" is used as an insult in Turkey. Hilal
Kaplan is considered pro-Armenian in Turkey because the columnist is
against the official ideology.
Representative of Durde NGO Chengiz Algan dwelt on the mass media
situation in Turkey after Hrant Dink's murder. According to him,
mass media prepared the murder because they used to publish articles
entitled "Either love, or leave", or "Look at what this Armenian is
saying". He says the mass media also creates an atmosphere of hatred
and encourages crimes.
He noted that in Turkey the word "Armenian" is equal to "dog".
Besides, often, Armenian and Kurdish people are identified.
Story from Lragir.am News:
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country27480.html
Published: 14:05:07 - 25/09/2012
During the "Expanding frameworks of dialogue: Armenian-Turkish
relations at this moment" roundtable in Diyarbakir, the tolerance
towards the freedom of speech, national, religious minorities in
Turkey was discussed.
Member of the Diyarbakir City Hall, writer Sheymuz Diken, dwelling
on the genocide, noted that even if they are not the witnesses of the
tragedy happened 100 years ago, they are the witnesses of the history.
He says it is not necessary to concentrate on the protocols but
it is necessary to work with the civil society, municipalities to
raise issues.
Dwelling on the freedom of speech in Turkey, columnist Hilal Kaplan
said it is necessary to everyone, anyway, there is no complete freedom
of speech anywhere.
Kaplan said that nowadays the word "genocide" is very often pronounced
freely in Turkey.
The columnist dwelt on the freedom of expression in Turkey saying that
judges are given high freedom to interpret expressions of hatred and
hostility and their decision may be subjective.
Kaplan says the word "Armenian" is used as an insult in Turkey. Hilal
Kaplan is considered pro-Armenian in Turkey because the columnist is
against the official ideology.
Representative of Durde NGO Chengiz Algan dwelt on the mass media
situation in Turkey after Hrant Dink's murder. According to him,
mass media prepared the murder because they used to publish articles
entitled "Either love, or leave", or "Look at what this Armenian is
saying". He says the mass media also creates an atmosphere of hatred
and encourages crimes.
He noted that in Turkey the word "Armenian" is equal to "dog".
Besides, often, Armenian and Kurdish people are identified.