The situation was tense last night in populated districts of Istanbul Armenians Arevelk.am reported citing its sources in Turkey. Turkish fascist groups have engaged in racist manifestations in the districts of Sisli, Kurtulus and Besitktas in what resembled a widening of the recent wave of violence that shook Turkey.
“We have to transform these areas into Armenian and Kurdish cemeteries” have chanted fascist.
This violence is on the heels of the recent clashes between the Turkish army and the police, the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) in the southeast of the country.
The Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople issued a statement condemning the violence and the ongoing terrorist attacks across Turkey, urging people to refuse any statements targeted against the Armenian community in Turkey.
According to the news agency Anadolu, the Patriarchate said he was praying for the end of the violence that threatens the unity and integrity of Turkey and for the establishment of a lasting peace.
“We strongly condemn any thought of committing and supporting terrorism. We pray that terrorist acts that harm the unity and integrity of the country cease, and that lasting peace is established. “
The Patriarchate also expressed concern about the targeting of the Armenian community by the Turkish media.
“Nevertheless, we are saddened to see the hateful and discriminatory sharing on social networks, he noted. Some writers aim our community time to time, confusing us with terrorist organizations, while Armenians have always been aware of their citizenship, while remaining true to this motherland, “the statement said.
In his statement, the Patriarchate has also strongly condemned all terrorist acts in the country, and expressed his condolences to the families of those killed in the recent violence across Turkey.
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