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ISTANBUL ARMENIANS KICK OFF AID CAMPAIGN FOR SYRIA VICTIMS
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-armenians-kick-off-aid-campaign-for-syria-victims.aspx?pageID=238&nID=39039&NewsCatID=341
Hurriyet Daily News
Vercihan Ziflioğ[email protected] The Armenian
community in Istanbul has initiated two aid campaigns aiming to help
the Armenian victims of the conflicts in Syria.
The first campaign, "Biz Titriyoruz bize yardım ediniz," organized
by Şinorhik Altun, the wife of Tower Travel Aviation owner Dikran
Altun, has drawn a great deal of interest, as has the second campaign,
initiated by Turkey's Armenian Patriarchate. The Turkish Red Crescent
will distribute the aid collected by the Patriarchate.
Speaking to the Hurriyet Daily News on the campaign, Arsen Arşık,
an academic at Boğazici University and one of the organizers of the
movement, said many Armenians in Istanbul have shown great support
to the campaign.
"Monetary aid was not accepted since the campaign is a civil
initiative. Only clothes have been collected so far. The Patriarchate
was also informed about this. The aim was to help the thousands of
Syrian Armenians who sought asylum in Armenia. However, since we had
difficulties in finding new storage [for the aid], we had to end the
campaign," Arşık said.
Arşık said Armenian airline company Armavia transferred a total of
60 parcels of aid to Yerevan over a very short course of time. "This
campaign could be regarded as a historic civil move by Istanbul
Armenians. Thanks to this campaign, Istanbul's Armenian community
experienced the joy of helping their brothers in the Diaspora,"
Arşık said, adding that the Patriarchate also opened a bank account
for the aid program.
January/14/2013
From: A. Papazian
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-armenians-kick-off-aid-campaign-for-syria-victims.aspx?pageID=238&nID=39039&NewsCatID=341
Hurriyet Daily News
Vercihan Ziflioğ[email protected] The Armenian
community in Istanbul has initiated two aid campaigns aiming to help
the Armenian victims of the conflicts in Syria.
The first campaign, "Biz Titriyoruz bize yardım ediniz," organized
by Şinorhik Altun, the wife of Tower Travel Aviation owner Dikran
Altun, has drawn a great deal of interest, as has the second campaign,
initiated by Turkey's Armenian Patriarchate. The Turkish Red Crescent
will distribute the aid collected by the Patriarchate.
Speaking to the Hurriyet Daily News on the campaign, Arsen Arşık,
an academic at Boğazici University and one of the organizers of the
movement, said many Armenians in Istanbul have shown great support
to the campaign.
"Monetary aid was not accepted since the campaign is a civil
initiative. Only clothes have been collected so far. The Patriarchate
was also informed about this. The aim was to help the thousands of
Syrian Armenians who sought asylum in Armenia. However, since we had
difficulties in finding new storage [for the aid], we had to end the
campaign," Arşık said.
Arşık said Armenian airline company Armavia transferred a total of
60 parcels of aid to Yerevan over a very short course of time. "This
campaign could be regarded as a historic civil move by Istanbul
Armenians. Thanks to this campaign, Istanbul's Armenian community
experienced the joy of helping their brothers in the Diaspora,"
Arşık said, adding that the Patriarchate also opened a bank account
for the aid program.
January/14/2013
From: A. Papazian