On the International Mother Language Day marked on February 21, the Hamshen Armenians of Turkey held a concert in Istanbul, during which they sang songs in the Homshetsi dialect of the Armenian language.
According to Akunq.net, Hamsheni Vova band had organized a song evening in one of the clubs in Istanbul.
CNNTürk referred to the event in a program, which mentions that the Hamsheni language, that is the Homshetsi dialect of the Armenian language, has appeared among the endangered languages and that a concert was organized in Istanbul, during which Hamsheni songs were performed.
According to the program, the number of people speaking the Hamsheni language is 30-40,000. Urbanization is mentioned among the reasons of the disappearance of the Hamsheni language.