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    TEN DAYS SINCE DESTRUCTION OF HOLY MARTYRS CHURCH: STANDARD RESPONSE

    21:46 * 01.10.14

    Ten days have passed since the destruction of the Church of the Holy
    Martyrs in Deir Ez Zor by the Islamic State terrorists, and Turkish
    press has hardly responded to the event.

    In an interview with Tert.am, experts in Turkic studies Ruben Melkonyan
    and Levon Hovsepyan, as well as Arabist Armen Petrosyan commented on
    the response on the part of Turkey and the international community.

    Mr Melkonyan said that due to the efforts of Armenian mass media,
    political authorities, NGOs and individuals the incident evoked
    international response - coming into focus of high-level bodies and
    grabbing the headlines.

    "However, all the responses were standard ones, without being followed
    by concrete steps on the part of international media or organizations,
    particularly by a step we have been waiting for, namely, exposing
    Turkey's links with Islamists, condemning one more cultural genocide
    by Turkey," Mr Melkonyan said.

    "As regards Turkish media, we have seen the policy Turkey has been
    pursuing for a long period, namely, a policy of no response," he added.

    In the course of time, one makes sure that this is a
    government-sponsored order not to respond to scandalous news
    involving Armenia or Armenians or to facts revealing Turkey's obvious
    involvement.

    "Turkish press gave a standard response to the destruction of the
    church, mainly citing the Armenian mass media or the Agos newspaper.

    However, other discussions, particularly of Turkey being behind that,
    Armenian FM Edward Nalbandian's statement and so on, have not received
    any response on Turkey's part. This policy plays into their hands. By
    not responding to such facts, to the Armenian President's invitation
    to attend the events marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
    Genocide, they avoid responsibility for a while and finding themselves
    in a rather difficult situation," Mr Melkonyan said.

    Even at the UN General Assembly, Turkish President Recep Erdogan will
    not condemn the vandalism. Rather, he is trying to justify it.

    "After all this, it would be naive to hope that Turkey will ever
    condemn atrocities against humanity," Mr Melkonyan said.

    Arabist Armen Petrosyan singled out a response by the Agos newspaper.

    "In reading the Armenian news we see criticism of the destruction of
    the Church of the Holy Martyrs by diplomatic or government circles
    or by individual international agencies," he said.

    Expert in Turkic studies Levon Hovsepyan said that the international
    press vigorously responded to the destruction of the Church of the
    Holy Martyrs. The chief of the Armenian presidential staff responded
    as well. However, strangely enough, Turkey did not respond in any way.

    "When the Armenian side pointed out to Turkeys involvement in all that,
    Turkey did not respond in any way," he said.

    Moreover, despite the criticism in the international press, Turkish
    mass media remained utterly silent.

    http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/10/01/derzor/




    From: A. Papazian
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