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Turkey: Racist Attacks Against Armenians Go Unpunished
Racist attacks against the bilingual Armenian weekly newspaper, Agos, as well as against Armenian schools, are increasingly widespread in Turkey.
On April 24 of last year—the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide—a black wreath was hung on the front door of the office of the newspaper Agos together with a sign stating that, “One night, we might come to visit you unexpectedly.” Agos filed a criminal complaint against this threat.
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Thank you for an interesting article.
I’m afraid for our people in the region – these types of overt and covert hatred are already spreading throughout Turkish-speaking regions and will result in horrific consequences if we don’t diligently respond to them.
Moving forward, it would be great to remind those who call us “ancient people” to refer to us as “people with ancient historical roots”. I have no doubt that the writers didn’t mean to offend Armenians; in fact, we often have called ourselves “ancient peoples”. The phrase reminds me of the term dinosaurs – which we’re not. We are as current as today’s and tomorrow’s world – we have the advantage of history to ldirect our advance towards the future.
Thank you
Moving forward
Merhaba Ben sahsen iyi kalpli ERMENILER ile sohbet ettim. Turk milliyetciligi saldirganliga donusur ise empewryalizm gibi olur. Biz batis ve dostluk istiyoruz.