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FRENCH ARMENIANS PROTEST AGAINST PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE AND TURKISH AIRLINES
13:18 10.09.2013
French-Armenians of Marseille protest against a sponsorship deal
between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and the Turkish Airlines,
free-lance journalist Jean Eckian reports from France.
The prestigious French football club Olympique de Marseille (OM),
signed on 30 August a partnership agreement with Turkish Airlines.
In a statement issued by Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations
in France (CCAF-South), representatives of the Armenian community
of France noted that this partnership "between the Turkish national
carrier Turkish Airlines and Olympique de Marseille raised the anger of
the French-Armenians, all supporters of the good image of Marseille."
"They don't understand that this alliance representing the denialist
Turkish state, the successor of the perpetrator of the Armenian
Genocide, is unbearable. We all love Olympique de Marseille, and
therefore we feel like it's a betrayal. It is an affront to the
memory of the genocide victims and the dignity of the descendants
of genocide survivors on the eve of the centenary of the genocide,"
the statement reads.
In addition, many supporters of the OM Club have announced boycott
to the 2013-2014 season.
This deal signed for the 2013/2014 season will promote the arrival
of the Turkish company on the Marseille airport. Recall that Turkish
Airlines has inaugurated on June 4 a new direct service between
Istanbul and Marseille.
The CEO of Marseille Turkish Airlines, Ehran Ipeck, said he was
satisfied with the agreement reached with OM.
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13:18 10.09.2013
French-Armenians of Marseille protest against a sponsorship deal
between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and the Turkish Airlines,
free-lance journalist Jean Eckian reports from France.
The prestigious French football club Olympique de Marseille (OM),
signed on 30 August a partnership agreement with Turkish Airlines.
In a statement issued by Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations
in France (CCAF-South), representatives of the Armenian community
of France noted that this partnership "between the Turkish national
carrier Turkish Airlines and Olympique de Marseille raised the anger of
the French-Armenians, all supporters of the good image of Marseille."
"They don't understand that this alliance representing the denialist
Turkish state, the successor of the perpetrator of the Armenian
Genocide, is unbearable. We all love Olympique de Marseille, and
therefore we feel like it's a betrayal. It is an affront to the
memory of the genocide victims and the dignity of the descendants
of genocide survivors on the eve of the centenary of the genocide,"
the statement reads.
In addition, many supporters of the OM Club have announced boycott
to the 2013-2014 season.
This deal signed for the 2013/2014 season will promote the arrival
of the Turkish company on the Marseille airport. Recall that Turkish
Airlines has inaugurated on June 4 a new direct service between
Istanbul and Marseille.
The CEO of Marseille Turkish Airlines, Ehran Ipeck, said he was
satisfied with the agreement reached with OM.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/09/10/french-armenians-protest-against-partnership-between-olympique-de-marseille-and-turkish-airlines/