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THE KIM AFFECT: KARDASHIAN VISIT PUTS ARMENIA IN (MEDIA) WORLD'S ATTENTION
NEWS | 10.04.15 | 14:51
Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe posing for cameras in front of the
Mother Armenia Monument in Yerevan.
Alina Nikoghosyan
ArmeniaNow intern
Armenian-American television star Kim Kardashian's visit to Armenia
has put the South Caucasus nation into an international media spotlight
and, among other things, has prompted references to the 1915 Armenian
Genocide in neighboring Turkey.
Kardashian, 34, arrived in her historical homeland on Wednesday
night along with her rapper husband Kanye West, daughter North,
sister Khloe and cousins.
Answering a media question at an LA airport before departing to
Armenia, Kardashian said that her visit to Armenia is related to the
commemoration of the Armenian Genocide centennial.
"We are making this trip in memory to the massacres of Armenians
perpetrated by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago. My father Robert Kardashian
was Armenian, and the visit to Armenia is very important for us,"
the TV star said before boarding the Armenia-bound plane.
Head of the Eprat center Gevorg Petrosyan, who is a specialist in
Turkish studies, said Kardashian is a strong voice also in Turkey
where she has a large following.
"Kim Kardashian is a top star in Turkish media, she makes headlines
even in leading Turkish media and generally millions of Turks around
the world follow her each step, so Kardashian's visit is another
occasion for the subject of the Armenian Genocide to be addressed in
Turkey," he said .
According to Petrosyan, many Turks do not even know the location of
Armenia and this is another chance to send a message to the Turkish
society.
http://armenianow.com/news/62229/kim_kardashian_armenian_genocide
NEWS | 10.04.15 | 14:51
Kim Kardashian and her sister Khloe posing for cameras in front of the
Mother Armenia Monument in Yerevan.
Alina Nikoghosyan
ArmeniaNow intern
Armenian-American television star Kim Kardashian's visit to Armenia
has put the South Caucasus nation into an international media spotlight
and, among other things, has prompted references to the 1915 Armenian
Genocide in neighboring Turkey.
Kardashian, 34, arrived in her historical homeland on Wednesday
night along with her rapper husband Kanye West, daughter North,
sister Khloe and cousins.
Answering a media question at an LA airport before departing to
Armenia, Kardashian said that her visit to Armenia is related to the
commemoration of the Armenian Genocide centennial.
"We are making this trip in memory to the massacres of Armenians
perpetrated by Ottoman Turks 100 years ago. My father Robert Kardashian
was Armenian, and the visit to Armenia is very important for us,"
the TV star said before boarding the Armenia-bound plane.
Head of the Eprat center Gevorg Petrosyan, who is a specialist in
Turkish studies, said Kardashian is a strong voice also in Turkey
where she has a large following.
"Kim Kardashian is a top star in Turkish media, she makes headlines
even in leading Turkish media and generally millions of Turks around
the world follow her each step, so Kardashian's visit is another
occasion for the subject of the Armenian Genocide to be addressed in
Turkey," he said .
According to Petrosyan, many Turks do not even know the location of
Armenia and this is another chance to send a message to the Turkish
society.
http://armenianow.com/news/62229/kim_kardashian_armenian_genocide