Opinion
Akkum: Let’s give Armenians what we took from them
The Armenian Weekly
April 2010 Magazine
“The history of civilization” started in Anatolia, a geographic region that harbored the riches necessary for “sedentary life.” This richness made it an attractive place throughout history, and resulted in its being constantly invaded.
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Akkum.. i would like to thank you for your sincere desire to make things right…
Your gesture of doing such great deed is much appreciated… It is the thought that counts and we all know, where there is a will, there is a way.. regardless how much Turkey will oppose your idea..with people such as yourself fighting and going after what is right, justice will prevail…
Please do keep us updated on the progress of your plan.
God be with you
Gayane
…Thank You…
Arram
There is much debate regarding whether Armenia should receive its lands back, but I have never heard the question placed in the context of restoring Asia Minor (or Anatolia) to its historically indigenous peoples (Armenians, Kurds, Alevis, Yazidis, Pontic Greeks, Syrians, etc.) The implied cooperative struggle of these combined peoples is quite intriguing to me and feels like an organic imperative. People often criticize Armenians for not letting go of something that happened “so long ago,” but placed in the context of the full scope of the history of the region, 95 years is just a mere moment ago. I just wonder, when average Turks look at the destruction of the natural order that took place in Asia Minor a century ago, do some swell with pride knowing their forefathers accomplished what 14,000 years of invaders, marauders and conquerors could not? I know some Turks have begun to shudder with the barbaric enormity of what was done, and we Armenians are grateful for these brave people.
I wish We’d all unite against their fascism to regain our indigenous homeland and live in it peacefully free from islamist brutality.
Boyajian – amen!
and for this:
placed in the context of the full scope of the history of the region, 95 years is just a mere moment ago
True words!
Gulisor Akkum –
The people in my family come from all sides of Armenian politics. 95 years ago, one of my great grandfathers was a local leader (in Kharpert) of a party called Hunchag. (Honestly, I do not know a lot about Hunchag party, just some things my grandmother told me. Maybe others here can fill me in better.) I know that he wanted a better, progressive Turkey for everyone. He was in prison for a long time, being tortured. When the massacres started, he was tortured to death in front of his wife and children. My grandmother was his oldest child. For him, I hope I can reach across time to you and others like you in his name. Consider that I shake your hand.
Thank you friend!!!!!!!!!
Hye, give back what was taken – ONLY? Oh no, there is more due and owing to the Armenians… the losses of fhumans, family members whom we were never t0 know, the losses of homes/lands/culture and more… all belonging to the ancient and advanced peoples of Armenia, lost to the hordes from the Asian mountains.
Armenia deserves much more than what was ‘taken’…
Access to the ‘civilized’ nations – borders away from the Turk – and more – an access to the seas, and monetary reparations which the Turks used
to ‘deny’ via the lobbyists – millions, now shall belong to the Armenians for the
vile and insulting abuse of a nation; men, women, children slaughtered, kidnapped, raped, set afire in our churches, bandidos torture of the feet here the soles were beaten bloody, to burst… many Ottoman and subsequent Turk
leaderships devised land executed tortures too cruel to mention…
Reparations and long, long overdue and owing – Turks have not to get off with just a ‘give back’ – Turks reparations shall be from the Turks treasuries, which is the only way I can think of that the Turk understand. Just a ‘sorry, here’s your lands back’ is never enough for what the Turks set out to accomplish – Turks set out and did, elimination of a peoples from their own lands of nearly 4,ooo years!
Manooshag
great gulisor…
living all debates that come to my mind aside this is a good start coming from a kurd or a turk which they both took part in the genocide.a very good start,i hope there will be more