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Another Armenian attacked in Istanbul
January 26, 2013 - 14:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Another Armenian woman wasattacked in Istanbul. The
family of the victims decided against calling police, in view of the
woman's light injuries, Turkish media say.
According to some sources, Sunday, Jan 27, Istanbul district of
Samatya will host a mass rally against increasing attacks on
Armenians.
Two elderly Armenian women were attacked in Samatya district of
Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan 22 and 23, less than a month after an
84-year-old Armenian woman was brutally murdered in Istanbul, raising
the number of violent attacks against elderly Armenian women to at
least four in recent months, Asbarez reported.
The Jan 22 attack happened around 5 pm when the victim, 83-year-old
Sultan Aykar was about to enter her ground-floor apartment. She then
saw an intruder, frightened, she fell. The attacker proceeded to kick
her. Hearing her screams, neighbors came down, scaring off the masked
man, according to Bianet news agency.
The neighbors described the attacker as a male between the ages of 35
and 40, with gray hair, and dressed in black. During the attack, Aykar
suffered damage to her eye. She has now lost sight in that eye,
despite surgery on Jan 23. The victim's daughter, Menzar Etik, said
her mother did not have any enemies, as she was a quiet woman. Etik
did not believe the attacker's intention was robbery, as the attacker
did not attempt to steal her purse, and there was nothing more than a
broken TV in her apartment.
On Jan 23, another attack was reported on yet another elderly Armenian
woman. This time the attack happened on the street, near the Samatya
High School, sources said. The two assailants ran away. The victim's
was covered with blood. Shortly thereafter, she disappeared. Community
members and plainclothes policemen have been unable to find or
identify the woman.
The Samatya area is home to many Armenians. The community is weary of
these attacks, and there are calls for caution have been made.
In recent years, there have been several attacks against Armenians in
Turkey. In early December another Armenian woman was attacked and
robbed; while months earlier an Armenian woman was attacked by a taxi
driver and called an infidel.
On Jan 6, three assailants tried to kidnap an elderly Armenian woman,
according to Turkish sources. The attempt failed.
According to human rights activists, the common thread that runs
through all of these crimes is not just their being motivated by hate
or being committed in an environment that breeds intolerance against
Armenians, but also the efforts of the authorities to play them down
and cover them up.
January 26, 2013 - 14:05 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Another Armenian woman wasattacked in Istanbul. The
family of the victims decided against calling police, in view of the
woman's light injuries, Turkish media say.
According to some sources, Sunday, Jan 27, Istanbul district of
Samatya will host a mass rally against increasing attacks on
Armenians.
Two elderly Armenian women were attacked in Samatya district of
Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan 22 and 23, less than a month after an
84-year-old Armenian woman was brutally murdered in Istanbul, raising
the number of violent attacks against elderly Armenian women to at
least four in recent months, Asbarez reported.
The Jan 22 attack happened around 5 pm when the victim, 83-year-old
Sultan Aykar was about to enter her ground-floor apartment. She then
saw an intruder, frightened, she fell. The attacker proceeded to kick
her. Hearing her screams, neighbors came down, scaring off the masked
man, according to Bianet news agency.
The neighbors described the attacker as a male between the ages of 35
and 40, with gray hair, and dressed in black. During the attack, Aykar
suffered damage to her eye. She has now lost sight in that eye,
despite surgery on Jan 23. The victim's daughter, Menzar Etik, said
her mother did not have any enemies, as she was a quiet woman. Etik
did not believe the attacker's intention was robbery, as the attacker
did not attempt to steal her purse, and there was nothing more than a
broken TV in her apartment.
On Jan 23, another attack was reported on yet another elderly Armenian
woman. This time the attack happened on the street, near the Samatya
High School, sources said. The two assailants ran away. The victim's
was covered with blood. Shortly thereafter, she disappeared. Community
members and plainclothes policemen have been unable to find or
identify the woman.
The Samatya area is home to many Armenians. The community is weary of
these attacks, and there are calls for caution have been made.
In recent years, there have been several attacks against Armenians in
Turkey. In early December another Armenian woman was attacked and
robbed; while months earlier an Armenian woman was attacked by a taxi
driver and called an infidel.
On Jan 6, three assailants tried to kidnap an elderly Armenian woman,
according to Turkish sources. The attempt failed.
According to human rights activists, the common thread that runs
through all of these crimes is not just their being motivated by hate
or being committed in an environment that breeds intolerance against
Armenians, but also the efforts of the authorities to play them down
and cover them up.