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Woman in Turkey Reveals Armenian Identity After 82 Years
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/09/28/woman-in-turkey-reveals-armenian-identity-after-82-years/
By Weekly Staff // September 28, 2013
A woman in Turkey who had hidden her Armenian identity for 82 years,
revealed the secret to her youngest son the day before she passed
away.
Abakay and the cover of his book
HoÅ?ana, who was brought up as an Alevi in a Kurdish village, told the
secret to her youngest son, journalist Ahmet Abakay.
Abakay, who is the president of a journalists' association, has now
published a book, titledHoÅ?ana'nın Son Sözü (HoÅ?ana's Last Word),
detailing his mother's story.
`How can a person hide her Armenian roots for 82 years from her
family, children, grandchildren, and her environment?' asks Abakay,
according to an article on the Turkish website T24.com.tr.
In recent years, countless stories of Turkish and Kurdish persons
revealing their Armenian identity have appeared in the media.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/09/28/woman-in-turkey-reveals-armenian-identity-after-82-years/
By Weekly Staff // September 28, 2013
A woman in Turkey who had hidden her Armenian identity for 82 years,
revealed the secret to her youngest son the day before she passed
away.
Abakay and the cover of his book
HoÅ?ana, who was brought up as an Alevi in a Kurdish village, told the
secret to her youngest son, journalist Ahmet Abakay.
Abakay, who is the president of a journalists' association, has now
published a book, titledHoÅ?ana'nın Son Sözü (HoÅ?ana's Last Word),
detailing his mother's story.
`How can a person hide her Armenian roots for 82 years from her
family, children, grandchildren, and her environment?' asks Abakay,
according to an article on the Turkish website T24.com.tr.
In recent years, countless stories of Turkish and Kurdish persons
revealing their Armenian identity have appeared in the media.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress