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Zakaria Mildanoglu: Turks were turning Armenian churches into cinemas
where they were screening porn films
16:01 27/04/2013 » SOCIETY
Ermenihaber.am news website published an interview of architect,
Istanbul-based Agos daily's correspondent Zakaria Mildanoglu with
`It's your word' TV program, in which he told about the misfortunes
that fell upon his family in 1915 as well as about the reasons why he
moved to Istanbul.
Mildanoglu also told about the fate of Armenian churches in Turkey.
`Cultural massacre was being perpetrated after the 1950s - Armenian
churches and schools were being destroyed. There is factual proof of
it. Turkey is carrying a heavy burden. At the same time, restoration
works are currently being carried out. But I would like to mention one
thing: once Turks were turning Armenian churches into cinemas where
they were mainly screening porn films. There is also factual evidence
of that,' Mildanoglu said.
The Agos daily's correspondent told two real stories about the fate of
Armenian churches in Turkey.
`Treasure seekers are still making searches on the cemetery of our
village. A horrifying cultural destruction was carried out there. The
village church no longer exists. My mother remembers how it was
destroyed. Kazim Karabekir, marching to the East, gave an order. He
said, `I must not see this church when I am back.' And the church was
pulled down.'
The Surb Khach (Holy Cross) Church on Aghtamar Island was saved from
destruction thanks to the efforts of Yasar Kemal, a reporter for
Cumhuriyet newspaper. `If Yasar Kemal had not gone there, that church
would not exist today,' the architect concluded.
http://www.panorama.am/en/interviews/2013/04/27/porno-church/
From: Baghdasarian
where they were screening porn films
16:01 27/04/2013 » SOCIETY
Ermenihaber.am news website published an interview of architect,
Istanbul-based Agos daily's correspondent Zakaria Mildanoglu with
`It's your word' TV program, in which he told about the misfortunes
that fell upon his family in 1915 as well as about the reasons why he
moved to Istanbul.
Mildanoglu also told about the fate of Armenian churches in Turkey.
`Cultural massacre was being perpetrated after the 1950s - Armenian
churches and schools were being destroyed. There is factual proof of
it. Turkey is carrying a heavy burden. At the same time, restoration
works are currently being carried out. But I would like to mention one
thing: once Turks were turning Armenian churches into cinemas where
they were mainly screening porn films. There is also factual evidence
of that,' Mildanoglu said.
The Agos daily's correspondent told two real stories about the fate of
Armenian churches in Turkey.
`Treasure seekers are still making searches on the cemetery of our
village. A horrifying cultural destruction was carried out there. The
village church no longer exists. My mother remembers how it was
destroyed. Kazim Karabekir, marching to the East, gave an order. He
said, `I must not see this church when I am back.' And the church was
pulled down.'
The Surb Khach (Holy Cross) Church on Aghtamar Island was saved from
destruction thanks to the efforts of Yasar Kemal, a reporter for
Cumhuriyet newspaper. `If Yasar Kemal had not gone there, that church
would not exist today,' the architect concluded.
http://www.panorama.am/en/interviews/2013/04/27/porno-church/
From: Baghdasarian