My Turn
Prominent Pro-Erdogan Armenian in Istanbul Engages in Pro-Turkish Propaganda
Despite the many violations of Armenian cultural and religious rights in Turkey, there are some Armenians in Istanbul who praise the Turkish regime and particularly its fascist president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
These few pro-Erdogan Armenians, who enjoy special privileges and access to high-ranking Turkish officials, represent themselves as protectors of the local Armenian community’s interests. But in reality, they have selfish motives. They either have personal business interests with corr
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Hello Harut Sassounian, I completely agree with you that this person has personal gain towards talking highly about the Turkish government, and he is completely delusional about his statements. But being from America, one thing I do agree with him is the high marriages to non-Armenians, which I find it a big problem. I want to get your opinion on this matter, as it is being more acceptable to marry non-Armneians.
Absolutely disgusting! Just follow the money to the reasons why the man has betrayed the soul and suffering of “his people”.
Not totally unusual. There are those who hide themselves under Armenian first or last name, but they could be Turks, Jews, or other than Armenian. Whatever or whoever he is, he is part and parcel of those lobbying against the Armenian Genocide for personal gains. If however he was born to Armenian grandparent Genocide survivors, he has sold his soul.
A traitor in the truest sense.
So I agree w Harut Sassounian.
Thank you for reporting this Armenian that stans for anything but Armenia, Armenians, and the truth of more than 1.5 mlion Armenians killed by gruesome methods, and driven to Syria and Iraqi deserts.
I just can’t put myself in his shoes to know and learn the reason why he is doing it other than personal gains.
S
As to the placement of Cross atop the Akhtamar Church, I don’t think that is such a big deal. And now that should be taken as something such a singular event of not much importance,(though the Cross is Important and placing it on top of the Church.
If that cross issue was not such a “big deal” why did so many Armenians make such a big deal of it at the time? About all the other aspects of the “restoration” they cared nothing – they didn’t write a single word. They cared not that much of the church’s historical fabric was being destroyed in a “restoration” undertaken entirely for political propaganda reasons. They cared not that their decades of lies about Aghtamar’s imminent collapse, together with their inability to come up with credible solutions regarding Armenian monuments in Turkey, had set the church up for that fake restoration, set Aghtamar up to be exploited by Turkey, set it up so that Turkey could claim that all the complaints by Armenians was being solved by Erdogan’s Turkey.
Yes I agree that there are high marriages to non-Armenians and it is a problem.
My approach to start to solve the problem will be:
Armenian parents should convince their children that marriages Armenian with Armenian will result at least having one problem lesser in their lifetime.
Hey Alberto, I understand that, but parents are starting to believe it’s okay to marry non-armenians also, and once this generation get older, I’m afraid they will have a complete acceptance towards it. Once again, this is very important in my opinion, as it loses the ability for the kid to grow in a cultural and traditional home.
He has a right to have an opinion, but he does not have the right to speak as an Armenian. This man’s priorities send mixed messages. Nothing is wrong if he accepts that he is a Turk. In that case he would not have to be insincere.
We do not need that kind of Armenian. I feel sorry for his grandfather.
Nothing would be wrong with it if he were a Turk? You seem to be saying truth does not matter, that what matters is if you are Armenian you hold to the official Armenian line, if you are Turk you hold to the official Turkish line.
BTW, you can read an English language version of Şirinoğlu’s ramblings here: http://www.globaldailynews.com/interviews/the-president-of-turkish-armenian-foundations-union-bedros-sirinoglu-interview/
I don’t think he is “sold” for his interests. Do you really understand the horrible situation in Turkey? Mr. Sassounian, its easy to critize him from the reach of Erdogan. Do you understand why Pastor Brunson is prisoned?
And also “he says he will never betray his country—Turkey.”
There is nothing wrong with this. Will you betray US if Russia convinces you that California belongs to Kardashians?
This is not the first and won’t be the last, apparently we have not learned the politics of using necessary evils, this man is demonstrating that qualities, Jews would use a soft approach and take advantage of the occasion for their plans.
We have to learn having plans, that is the main issue here.
there is no law against ‘stupid’.
He cannot be an armenian.Most probably is one of Merdogan agents.
Des s……,il y en a partout,si toutefois celui-ci est bien de l’origine qu’il déclare.
I read Nor Marmara on a daily basis and what I read in Armenian on 22 September 2018 in the Turkish Armenian daily is not what Mr Sassounian writes in English above.To put it politely,it is a clear case of ‘lost in translation’.
Dear Nazaret,
Nothing is lost in translation. My article was not based on Marmara’s report. I read Sirinoglu’s interview in the Turkish original.
You guys are just pissed because he contradicts your propaganda. He can go live in a boring land-locked country or Istanbul. He’s being practical & heritage is overrated anyway. Kudos to this guy for being a rational adult and not a nationalistic pinhead. I think next time Im in Istanbul Ill buy him lahmajun out of appreciation and respect.
Birds of a feather flock together!
Birds of a feather flock together!