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TURKISH ARMENIAN FAMILY LEFT WITHOUT INCOME FOR PRAISING PAPAL STATEMENT
00:04, 20.04.2015
Region:World News, Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics
The harassment of Armenians in Turkey has increased after Pope Francis'
recent statement, in which he recognized the Armenian Genocide.
Following the statement, an Armenian family, which lives in Dumluyan
village of Ceyhan District of Turkey's Adana (i.e. Cilicia) Province,
is facing the problem of subsistence, reported T24.com of Turkey.
After this statement, the governor of Ceyhan cut the social benefits of
the family of Vannis Cetinyan--who had praised the Pope's aforesaid
statement--saying, "Go get [social] assistance from the Armenian
diaspora!"
And the fellow villagers, in their turn, refuse to rent the
agricultural machinery belonging to this family.
All this, however, did not worry Vannis Cetinyan, who asserted that
there will be no peace unless Turkey recognizes the Armenian Genocide.
He noted that the family is being pressured by the villagers, and
their children are called "infidel" and "enemy" at school.
"[But] no one can deny the Genocide," Cetinyan said, and added:
"Nothing has changed [in this regard in Turkey] since 1915."
http://news.am/eng/news/262750.html
00:04, 20.04.2015
Region:World News, Armenia, Turkey
Theme: Politics
The harassment of Armenians in Turkey has increased after Pope Francis'
recent statement, in which he recognized the Armenian Genocide.
Following the statement, an Armenian family, which lives in Dumluyan
village of Ceyhan District of Turkey's Adana (i.e. Cilicia) Province,
is facing the problem of subsistence, reported T24.com of Turkey.
After this statement, the governor of Ceyhan cut the social benefits of
the family of Vannis Cetinyan--who had praised the Pope's aforesaid
statement--saying, "Go get [social] assistance from the Armenian
diaspora!"
And the fellow villagers, in their turn, refuse to rent the
agricultural machinery belonging to this family.
All this, however, did not worry Vannis Cetinyan, who asserted that
there will be no peace unless Turkey recognizes the Armenian Genocide.
He noted that the family is being pressured by the villagers, and
their children are called "infidel" and "enemy" at school.
"[But] no one can deny the Genocide," Cetinyan said, and added:
"Nothing has changed [in this regard in Turkey] since 1915."
http://news.am/eng/news/262750.html