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ARREST OF SEVAN NISHANYAN IS ATTEMPT TO GAG ANOTHER ARMENIAN IN TURKEY: NADYA UYGUN
12:15, 19 March, 2014
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, ARMENPRESS: In the result of the state policy, the
Armenian linguist Sevan Nishanyan is one of the Armenians, subjected
to tortures and pressure in Turkey, whose voice has been silenced
forever in the country. The detention of Nishanyan and the actions
against him are an attempt to gag an Armenian, living in Turkey,
ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
This is to present the world that a group of intellectuals founded
the international committee "Freedom and justice to Sevan Nishanyan".
Armenpress talked to one of the authors of the initiative Nadya Uygun,
an Armenian who was born in Turkey.
- Being the member of the international committee "Freedom and
justice to Sevan Nishanyan" and at the same time the US coordinator
of the structure, what do you think, how can the establishment of
the committee affect the state pressure policy against Sevan Nishanyan?
- As a committee, our aim is to present the public and especially the
international community the injustice against the Armenian linguist.
Because if the injustice towards a scientist, who greatly contributed
to the art and tourism, is presented to the world, a serious pressure
will be imposed on Turkey.
- The pressures upon the national minorities and especially Armenians
have been continuing for centuries in Turkey. When and how can this
situation change?
- This situation will remain unchanged for quite a long time, as
everything begins from the education first. For example, if the
invented history of the Republic of Turkey in the Turkish textbooks
is changed, the hatred will little by little change as well. Just
imagine that the entire state has been built on a great lie. Their
invented "liberation war" was not at all an "anti-imperialistic war",
as they say. It was just a period to establish a state, robbing and
stealing property and possessions, as well as killing the Armenians
and Christian nations under the pretext of war. 3-4 generations have
been brought up, learning by heart this fairy tale. Only in case if
all this is accepted and faced, it would be possible to speak about
a just state and country. That means that if all this is not done,
they would not have any rest and authority.
And besides, it is necessary that they keep aside from the Azerbaijani
state and disconnect all the ties with it. It has been for years that
a group of very good and courageous people struggle in the name of
these principles at the cost of their lives. Maybe we do not see it
yet, but "on the wall there is a crack already"... Some day that wall
will fall by all means.
- Can the Turkish denial policy change in 2015, ahead of the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide?
- It can change... For a moment we have filled with hope. Though
the government, changing its position, has begun cooperating with
the deniers. That denial policy will not change for some time. And it
cannot change. But the fact that it is already possible to speak about
it, proves about a great positive change. Even if many people deny it,
they do know about the issue. They know that the mysterious letters
on the stones coming under the feet in Anatolia are from the Armenian
alphabet. They can deny it as long as they want, but an Armenian trace
comes out from each centimeter of the land in the entire geography.
(THE FULL VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/754476/arrest-of-sevan-nishanyan-is-attempt-to-gag-another-armenian-in-turkey-nadya-uygun.html
Interview by Araks Kasy
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/754476/arrest-of-sevan-nishanyan-is-attempt-to-gag-another-armenian-in-turkey-nadya-uygun.html
From: A. Papazian
12:15, 19 March, 2014
YEREVAN, MARCH 19, ARMENPRESS: In the result of the state policy, the
Armenian linguist Sevan Nishanyan is one of the Armenians, subjected
to tortures and pressure in Turkey, whose voice has been silenced
forever in the country. The detention of Nishanyan and the actions
against him are an attempt to gag an Armenian, living in Turkey,
ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
This is to present the world that a group of intellectuals founded
the international committee "Freedom and justice to Sevan Nishanyan".
Armenpress talked to one of the authors of the initiative Nadya Uygun,
an Armenian who was born in Turkey.
- Being the member of the international committee "Freedom and
justice to Sevan Nishanyan" and at the same time the US coordinator
of the structure, what do you think, how can the establishment of
the committee affect the state pressure policy against Sevan Nishanyan?
- As a committee, our aim is to present the public and especially the
international community the injustice against the Armenian linguist.
Because if the injustice towards a scientist, who greatly contributed
to the art and tourism, is presented to the world, a serious pressure
will be imposed on Turkey.
- The pressures upon the national minorities and especially Armenians
have been continuing for centuries in Turkey. When and how can this
situation change?
- This situation will remain unchanged for quite a long time, as
everything begins from the education first. For example, if the
invented history of the Republic of Turkey in the Turkish textbooks
is changed, the hatred will little by little change as well. Just
imagine that the entire state has been built on a great lie. Their
invented "liberation war" was not at all an "anti-imperialistic war",
as they say. It was just a period to establish a state, robbing and
stealing property and possessions, as well as killing the Armenians
and Christian nations under the pretext of war. 3-4 generations have
been brought up, learning by heart this fairy tale. Only in case if
all this is accepted and faced, it would be possible to speak about
a just state and country. That means that if all this is not done,
they would not have any rest and authority.
And besides, it is necessary that they keep aside from the Azerbaijani
state and disconnect all the ties with it. It has been for years that
a group of very good and courageous people struggle in the name of
these principles at the cost of their lives. Maybe we do not see it
yet, but "on the wall there is a crack already"... Some day that wall
will fall by all means.
- Can the Turkish denial policy change in 2015, ahead of the 100th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide?
- It can change... For a moment we have filled with hope. Though
the government, changing its position, has begun cooperating with
the deniers. That denial policy will not change for some time. And it
cannot change. But the fact that it is already possible to speak about
it, proves about a great positive change. Even if many people deny it,
they do know about the issue. They know that the mysterious letters
on the stones coming under the feet in Anatolia are from the Armenian
alphabet. They can deny it as long as they want, but an Armenian trace
comes out from each centimeter of the land in the entire geography.
(THE FULL VERSION OF THE INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
http://armenpress.am/arm/news/754476/arrest-of-sevan-nishanyan-is-attempt-to-gag-another-armenian-in-turkey-nadya-uygun.html
Interview by Araks Kasy
http://armenpress.am/eng/news/754476/arrest-of-sevan-nishanyan-is-attempt-to-gag-another-armenian-in-turkey-nadya-uygun.html
From: A. Papazian