Street in Diarbekir named after Armenian writerDecember 28, 2009 - 20:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One of the streets in Diarbekir, the biggest town in the south-east of Turkey, has been named after Turkish writer of Armenian decent Mkrtich Markosyan. Decision to rename the street was made by the town's Mayor Abdullah Demirbas, "Agos" Turkish-Armenian newspaper reported. The opening ceremony was attended by the writer himself,Earlier, a street in Istanbul was named after Hrant Dink, the assassinated Editor-in-Chief of Agos. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |