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Sabah, Turkey
Aug 24 2012
TURKEY EXTENDS HELP TO ARMENIANS IN SYRIA
Having already opened its doors to nearly 100,000 refugees due to the
crisis in Syria, Turkey has now extended a helping hand to the
Armenians in the nation, delivering the message that we are ready to
help and would be very willing to host them here.
Last week, Turkey's Armenian Patriarchate Ecumenical Assembly Speaker
Priest Tatul AnuÅ?yan called on two of Syria's leading Armenian
priests, in Aleppo and Damascus in order to deliver the message, "Your
brothers in Turkey are ready to assist you at any moment and you are
welcome to come to Turkey."
Mentioning that Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu had said a
few months back that we could host Armenians, AnuÅ?yan explains, "I
made a call to them and told them that we were prepared to offer the
Armenians there whatever sort of support they needed. If they like
they can come to Turkey. We would be pleased to host them. As Turkey's
Armenians we will always stand by you."
Archpriest AnuÅ?yan also mentioned that over the weekend all of the
churches held a prayer for Syria to have a transition to peace as soon
as possible. According to AnuÅ?yan there are approximately 100,000
Armenians in Syria most of which live in Damascus, Aleppo, Kesap and
Qamishli. Pointing out that it is not just the Armenians but the
entire Syrian public that is facing difficulties in the civil war,
AnuÅ?yan stated, "They tell me that homes have been demolished and
bombed. They need everything. It's very sad."
3,000 EMIGRATIONS
Armenians have tried to remain impartial in the war in Syria, however
with the fear that if a conservative party comes to power they as
Christians may be in threat, Armenians have been emigrating from Syria
since the start of the conflict. According to information from the
Diaspora Department, since March 2012, 3,000 Syrian Armenians have
been forced to leave their homes. They have moved on to Yerevan where
they have been embraced by their relatives. A majority of the
Armenians in Syria consist of those who left Ottoman land in 1915.
http://english.sabah.com.tr/world/2012/08/24/turkey-extends-help-to-armenians-in-syria
Aug 24 2012
TURKEY EXTENDS HELP TO ARMENIANS IN SYRIA
Having already opened its doors to nearly 100,000 refugees due to the
crisis in Syria, Turkey has now extended a helping hand to the
Armenians in the nation, delivering the message that we are ready to
help and would be very willing to host them here.
Last week, Turkey's Armenian Patriarchate Ecumenical Assembly Speaker
Priest Tatul AnuÅ?yan called on two of Syria's leading Armenian
priests, in Aleppo and Damascus in order to deliver the message, "Your
brothers in Turkey are ready to assist you at any moment and you are
welcome to come to Turkey."
Mentioning that Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu had said a
few months back that we could host Armenians, AnuÅ?yan explains, "I
made a call to them and told them that we were prepared to offer the
Armenians there whatever sort of support they needed. If they like
they can come to Turkey. We would be pleased to host them. As Turkey's
Armenians we will always stand by you."
Archpriest AnuÅ?yan also mentioned that over the weekend all of the
churches held a prayer for Syria to have a transition to peace as soon
as possible. According to AnuÅ?yan there are approximately 100,000
Armenians in Syria most of which live in Damascus, Aleppo, Kesap and
Qamishli. Pointing out that it is not just the Armenians but the
entire Syrian public that is facing difficulties in the civil war,
AnuÅ?yan stated, "They tell me that homes have been demolished and
bombed. They need everything. It's very sad."
3,000 EMIGRATIONS
Armenians have tried to remain impartial in the war in Syria, however
with the fear that if a conservative party comes to power they as
Christians may be in threat, Armenians have been emigrating from Syria
since the start of the conflict. According to information from the
Diaspora Department, since March 2012, 3,000 Syrian Armenians have
been forced to leave their homes. They have moved on to Yerevan where
they have been embraced by their relatives. A majority of the
Armenians in Syria consist of those who left Ottoman land in 1915.
http://english.sabah.com.tr/world/2012/08/24/turkey-extends-help-to-armenians-in-syria