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BANNERS CELEBRATING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DISPLAYED IN TURKEY
11:25, 24 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Anti-Armenian banners celebrating the Armenian Genocide have been
displayed in cities around Turkey. Meanwhile, on Feb. 22, two protests
were held under the banner of "Demonstrations Condemning the Khojali
Genocide and Armenian Terror," in the Kadikoy and Beyoglu districts in
Istanbul. Some protesters chanted anti-Armenian slogans, while others
invoked the name of Ogun Samast, the ultra-nationalist youth who gunned
down Agos Editor Hrant Dink in 2007, the Armenian Weekly reports.
The banners celebrating the Armenian Genocide were spotted in different
parts of the country. In the southwest province of Mugla, a banner
declared, "We celebrate the 100th anniversary of our country being
cleared of Armenians. We are proud of our glorious ancestors.
-Young Atsizs." Atsizs refers to Nihal Atsiz (1905-75), a leading
ideologue of Turkish racism and a proponent of Turanism. The banner
was displayed in front of the Provincial Directorate of Youth and
Sports in Mugla. The Directorate claimed the banner was hung far
enough that they had not seen it, but that "responsible citizens"
had removed it, according to Demokrat Haber.
Similar banners were also displayed in Manisa (north of Izmir),
and Ordu (on the Black Sea coast). Demokrat Haber also reports that
similar posters were put up by the Mayor's office in Sogutlucesme,
Istanbul, as well as Marmara University's Goztepe campus.
"The Human Rights Association can only attempt to raise a voice
protesting these initiatives. As long as the Turkish public is not
upset, and feels no shame by these demonstrations, the discourse,
and the slogans, there will be no real response to these rabid
anti-Armenian initiatives," human rights activist Ayse Gunaysu told
the Armenian Weekly, adding, "This reality has been haunting me in
recent days."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/24/banners-celebrating-armenian-genocide-displayed-in-turkey/
From: Baghdasarian
11:25, 24 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Anti-Armenian banners celebrating the Armenian Genocide have been
displayed in cities around Turkey. Meanwhile, on Feb. 22, two protests
were held under the banner of "Demonstrations Condemning the Khojali
Genocide and Armenian Terror," in the Kadikoy and Beyoglu districts in
Istanbul. Some protesters chanted anti-Armenian slogans, while others
invoked the name of Ogun Samast, the ultra-nationalist youth who gunned
down Agos Editor Hrant Dink in 2007, the Armenian Weekly reports.
The banners celebrating the Armenian Genocide were spotted in different
parts of the country. In the southwest province of Mugla, a banner
declared, "We celebrate the 100th anniversary of our country being
cleared of Armenians. We are proud of our glorious ancestors.
-Young Atsizs." Atsizs refers to Nihal Atsiz (1905-75), a leading
ideologue of Turkish racism and a proponent of Turanism. The banner
was displayed in front of the Provincial Directorate of Youth and
Sports in Mugla. The Directorate claimed the banner was hung far
enough that they had not seen it, but that "responsible citizens"
had removed it, according to Demokrat Haber.
Similar banners were also displayed in Manisa (north of Izmir),
and Ordu (on the Black Sea coast). Demokrat Haber also reports that
similar posters were put up by the Mayor's office in Sogutlucesme,
Istanbul, as well as Marmara University's Goztepe campus.
"The Human Rights Association can only attempt to raise a voice
protesting these initiatives. As long as the Turkish public is not
upset, and feels no shame by these demonstrations, the discourse,
and the slogans, there will be no real response to these rabid
anti-Armenian initiatives," human rights activist Ayse Gunaysu told
the Armenian Weekly, adding, "This reality has been haunting me in
recent days."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/24/banners-celebrating-armenian-genocide-displayed-in-turkey/
From: Baghdasarian