Turkish society has formed a negative image of ArmeniansAugust 7, 2009 - 20:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Turkish society has formed a rather negative image of Armenians, and the problem has very deep roots. Turkish society's negative attitude to Armenians is worsened by official ideology and relevant school curricula,' Turkish studies expert Ruben Melkonyan, lecturer at YSU Turkology chair, told today a news conference.Answering journalists' question as to what steps Turkey's Armenian community makes to improve the situation, the speaker noted that Turkish-Armenians did not make any steps to improve the distorted image of Armenians, despite being good citizens of that country. Any Turkish-Armenian taking a tough stance will first of all become a target for Turkish society and state system, Melkonyan said, referring to "Agos" daily's Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink's assassination by a Turkish nationalist on January 19, 2007. The Armenian community in Turkey is in a grave condition and fears to raise the issue of its national identity, the expert said. "That's because primate of Armenian Apostolic Church in Constantinople is seriously ill, and Archbishop Aram Ateshyan who replaces him lacks enough charisma to unite Turkish-Armenians," Melkonyan said. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |