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TURKISH JOURNALIST TO SHARE HIS EMOTIONS WITH TURKISH READERS AFTER VISITING TSITSERNAKABERD
ARMENPRESS
25 April, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS: Journalist of popular in Turkey
newspaper "Radikal" Fehim Tashqetin on the eve of April 24 visited
Yerevan and closely followed the memorial ceremonies in the capital
of Armenia. The Turkish journalist shared with his emotions in his
article, where he described how a day before April 24 Armenian young
people, crying "Recognize the genocide", "Compensation", "We want our
lands back", organized a torch-light procession from the Liberty square
to Tsitsernakaberd memorial to rise in memory of Armenian victims.
On April 24 the Turkish journalist visited Tsitsernakaberd and put a
flower in memory of 1 500 000 Armenian victims, who had died in Ottoman
Empire. He also visited the genocide museum. Tashqetin described how
both elder people and children went to the memorial.
"The old woman from Kars who had lost five relatives in Ottoman
Empire 97 years ago,said: "If Turkish government says that nothing
has happened, in that case where are my grandfather, his brothers
and sons". The old woman was walking to the memorial holding her
grandfather's and grandmother's pictures," he writes.
Turkish journalist mentions another old woman, who was keeping a
signboard with the picture of Hrant Dink under which was written
"1 500 000+1". To the journalist's question what means that note
the woman answered: "The murder of Hrant Dink is the continuation of
the genocide".
Citing words of different Armenians whom he had met and talked to in
the memorial, Tashqetin mentioned that all Armenians had said that
at present they are angry with Turkey, but didn't feel hatred against
Turkish people.
From: Baghdasarian
ARMENPRESS
25 April, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS: Journalist of popular in Turkey
newspaper "Radikal" Fehim Tashqetin on the eve of April 24 visited
Yerevan and closely followed the memorial ceremonies in the capital
of Armenia. The Turkish journalist shared with his emotions in his
article, where he described how a day before April 24 Armenian young
people, crying "Recognize the genocide", "Compensation", "We want our
lands back", organized a torch-light procession from the Liberty square
to Tsitsernakaberd memorial to rise in memory of Armenian victims.
On April 24 the Turkish journalist visited Tsitsernakaberd and put a
flower in memory of 1 500 000 Armenian victims, who had died in Ottoman
Empire. He also visited the genocide museum. Tashqetin described how
both elder people and children went to the memorial.
"The old woman from Kars who had lost five relatives in Ottoman
Empire 97 years ago,said: "If Turkish government says that nothing
has happened, in that case where are my grandfather, his brothers
and sons". The old woman was walking to the memorial holding her
grandfather's and grandmother's pictures," he writes.
Turkish journalist mentions another old woman, who was keeping a
signboard with the picture of Hrant Dink under which was written
"1 500 000+1". To the journalist's question what means that note
the woman answered: "The murder of Hrant Dink is the continuation of
the genocide".
Citing words of different Armenians whom he had met and talked to in
the memorial, Tashqetin mentioned that all Armenians had said that
at present they are angry with Turkey, but didn't feel hatred against
Turkish people.
From: Baghdasarian