The harassment of Armenians in Turkey has increased after Pope Francis’ recent statement, in which he recognized the Armenian Genocide.
Following the statement, an Armenian family, which lives in Dumluyan village of Ceyhan District of Turkey’s Adana (i.e. Cilicia) Province, is facing the problem of subsistence, reported T24.com of Turkey.
After this statement, the governor of Ceyhan cut the social benefits of the family of Vannis Cetinyan—who had praised the Pope’s aforesaid statement—saying, “Go get [social] assistance from the Armenian diaspora!”
And the fellow villagers, in their turn, refuse to rent the agricultural machinery belonging to this family.
All this, however, did not worry Vannis Cetinyan, who asserted that there will be no peace unless Turkey recognizes the Armenian Genocide.
He noted that the family is being pressured by the villagers, and their children are called “infidel” and “enemy” at school.
“[But] no one can deny the Genocide,” Cetinyan said, and added: “Nothing has changed [in this regard in Turkey] since 1915.”
Astgik says
We are going to do the same with turks in our Civilized countries, to make feel how Armenian Christians, specially children feel in their own Country West Armenia, occupied by turks. 1915-2015
turk stop violating human rights.stop turkish fascism.
turk are 3 tiems guilty
First GENOCIDE AGAINST 3 million MILLION CHRISTIAN ARMENIANS, ASSYRIANS, GREEK, other minorities.
Second for denying.
Third thinking, that the 8 billion population of the world is blind and idiot. panturkist wnat to rule the worls. can you imagine what e disaster. worse than damned hitlet. damned ata-turks basturds. DAMN YOU turk. You born hatrage by deny ing GENOCIDE. look up.cursed folk turk. my grandparents families were viionetly cut and robbed in their ownland by turks, this denial is toooo much, DAMN YOU and your helpers.