Poet’s home destroyed in Turkey because he was Armenian: lawmakerMarch 5, 2019 - 17:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Garo Paylan, an Armenian member of the Turkish Parliament representing the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) has sent an inquiry to Minister of Culture and TourismMehmet Nuri Ersoy over the destruction of a building considered the be the home of the great Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents in Kars. “I believe the place of remembrance of Charents was destroyed because he was Armenian. Do you agree with me?” Paylan asked the Minister, according to Ermenihaber.am. The lawmaker also raised several other issues in his letter addressed to Ersoy which are as follows: “Has your ministry implemented any program aimed at rebuilding Charents' house and turning it into a museum that could be a place of commemoration for Armenian culture and Kars? “Have you thought that by destroying the building you would cause disappointment and pain to the people loyal to the memory of the poet, as he was born in that house? “What steps has or will your ministry take to show proper attitude towards places commemorating Armenian artists and intellectuals and preserve them as cultural heritage?” Hamshen Tour travel agency earlier published footage showing that a building that was traditionally considered to be the house of Charents was demolished in Kars. Each year, thousands of Armenian tourists flock to the town in the historic Western Armenia to pay tribute to the memory of the great poet. Charents was born in Kars in 1897 to a family involved in rug trade. His family originally hailed from the Armenian community of Maku, Persian Armenia. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |