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April 24 2014
Turkey's Armenians receive Erdogan's condolences
Thursday, April 24, 2014
The Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey gladly receives Prime Minister
Erdogan's condolences to the descendants of Armenians who lost their
lives in 1915.
ISTANBUL - The Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey gladly received
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's condolences to the
descendants of Armenians who lost their lives in the events of 1915,
according to a statement released by the General Vicar on Thursday.
Erdogan released the message on Wednesday ahead of the anniversary of
the events of 1915, which led to an unknown number of people dying in
civil strife after the Ottoman Empire approved a deportation law for
Armenians on April 24 of that year.
"Inhuman consequences, such as deportations, should not hamper efforts
to establish empathy, mutual human attitudes and behaviors between
Turks and Armenians," Erdogan said.
The message was well received by the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey,
who considered this statement a door that "opens into a positive
future" between the two communities.
"Mr. Erdogan, with this message, has opened a new page in
Turkish-Armenian relations and has showed his respect for the bitter
war memories of Muslim and non-Muslim Ottoman citizens," Archbishop
Aram Ateshyan said.
"The hate and hatred speeches should be left so that the two
communities can embrace each other," the statement also said.
According to the statement, the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey
considers the Erdogan's message regarding the events of 1915 a
"keystone for a bridge to be built between the peoples of Turkey and
Armenia."
The 1915 events took place during World War I when a portion of the
Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the
invading Russians and uprose against the Ottoman authority. The
uprisings were followed by a relocation decision of the Ottoman Empire
concerning Armenians living in eastern Anatolia.
April 24 2014
Turkey's Armenians receive Erdogan's condolences
Thursday, April 24, 2014
The Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey gladly receives Prime Minister
Erdogan's condolences to the descendants of Armenians who lost their
lives in 1915.
ISTANBUL - The Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey gladly received
Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's condolences to the
descendants of Armenians who lost their lives in the events of 1915,
according to a statement released by the General Vicar on Thursday.
Erdogan released the message on Wednesday ahead of the anniversary of
the events of 1915, which led to an unknown number of people dying in
civil strife after the Ottoman Empire approved a deportation law for
Armenians on April 24 of that year.
"Inhuman consequences, such as deportations, should not hamper efforts
to establish empathy, mutual human attitudes and behaviors between
Turks and Armenians," Erdogan said.
The message was well received by the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey,
who considered this statement a door that "opens into a positive
future" between the two communities.
"Mr. Erdogan, with this message, has opened a new page in
Turkish-Armenian relations and has showed his respect for the bitter
war memories of Muslim and non-Muslim Ottoman citizens," Archbishop
Aram Ateshyan said.
"The hate and hatred speeches should be left so that the two
communities can embrace each other," the statement also said.
According to the statement, the Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey
considers the Erdogan's message regarding the events of 1915 a
"keystone for a bridge to be built between the peoples of Turkey and
Armenia."
The 1915 events took place during World War I when a portion of the
Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the
invading Russians and uprose against the Ottoman authority. The
uprisings were followed by a relocation decision of the Ottoman Empire
concerning Armenians living in eastern Anatolia.