  Turkish media pin ferry hijacking on ArmeniansNovember 16, 2011 - 14:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish media claim that PKK member who recently hijacked Kartepe ferry is of Armenian descent. “Mensur Guzel’s family comes from Bahmedan (Ayhan) village in Diyarbakır Province, which was populated by Armenians at the beginning of the 20th century,” Turkish Habervaktim website reports. According to the portal, hijacker’s cousin has an Armenian last name, another relative’s name is Hakob. Turkish commandos killed Mensur Guzel, later identified as a Kurdish militant armed with a bomb, in a pre-dawn operation to rescue more than 20 passengers and crew held hostage for 12 hours on a high-speed ferry near Istanbul.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
