August 8, 2008 - 18:11 AMT
Armenian newspapers in Istanbul working against Armenia?
Several Turkish journalists are working for Armenian-Turkish Agos newspaper founded by slain editor Hrant Dink.

As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter came to know from the Armenian community in Istanbul, the number of Turkish journalists has increased while editor-in-chief Etienne Mahchupyan doesn't know Armenian well.

As to another Istanbul based Zhamanak newspaper, the staff fully supports Armenia's first president Levon Ter-Petrosyan and never publishes positive articles about Armenia.

"When the RA NA decided to send peacekeepers to Iraq, Zhamanak was the first to trample the Armenian government in the mud. This newspaper used to pretend patriotism in the soviet period. Now, it completely surrendered to the Turkish pressure," the source said.

Zhamanak was founded in 1908. It's owned by the family of Kochunyans.