When in Istanbul, Steve Jobs questioned Turkish guide about Armenian GenocideDecember 21, 2011 - 15:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Turkish guide disclosed interesting facts about Apple founder Steve Jobs’s visit to Istanbul, Turkish haber3 reported. “We stood right in the center of Hagia Sophia, when I started telling about the history of the site and mentioned it used to be Christian before being converted into a Mosque,” Asil Tuncer recollects. According to him, upon hearing the account of the temple’s Christian past, Jobs went into asking questions about Christians in Turkey. “What did you do to the Christians whose churches you took? Would you like to tell us about the Armenian Genocide?” Jobs said. Steve Jobs was adopted into the family of Paul Jobs and Clara Hagopian, whose parents were survivors of the Armenian Genocide. The IT legend died of cancer on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |