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Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey continue to take on new economic manifestations. Even after the boycott of Turkish goods, Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of the largest Arab monarchy, urged his citizens who bought apartments in Turkey to sell their property. According to a Turkish source, the leadership of the Arab country is …
Serpil Kemalbey, a member of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) of the Turkish parliamentary opposition, addressed Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu with a question regarding the dispatch of mercenaries and military aircraft to Azerbaijan. As reported by “Armenpress” with reference to Alarabia.net, Kemalbey stressed the need to disclose the fact that Turkey had …
The Parliament of Cyprus unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Azerbaijan’s attack on Artsakh. Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, a member of Armenia’s “My Step” faction and chairman of the inter-parliamentary commission on cooperation between the National Assembly of Armenia and the House of Representatives of Cyprus, wrote about this on his page in Dimateter. “The House of Representatives …
POLIS, Marmara, Agos – Because of Azerbaijan’s attack on Artsakh, a new ferment against the Armenians arose in Turkey along with anger and hatred. Demonstrations against Armenians took place in Beyazit Square. The demonstrators spoke out for Baku and said that Armenia “showed that it is a terrorist country that attacked civilians.” Demonstrators gathered in …
Analysts of the Carnegie Moscow Center presented their vision of the further development of relations between Russia and Turkey and the conflict of interests in connection with the events in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. “In recent years, everyone has learned to see Russia and Turkey on one side of the barricades and the …
On October 7, Co-Chair of the Armenian National Committee of Canada Shahen Mirakian spoke about the consequences of the Artsakh war on the CBC Power & Politics program on Canadian public television. During a live interview with host Vassy Kapelos, Shahen Mirakian revealed the Turkish-Azerbaijani provocations and raised the issue of the suspension of arms …
Vice-Mayor of French Alfortville Garo Khachikyan stated that the city council unanimously voted for the recognition of the Republic of Artsakh by France. It was also decided that Alfortville will provide financial assistance to the Armenian population of Artsakh. Alfortville near Paris became the first city in the French Republic to recognize the Republic of …
Satellite images confirming the presence of Turkish fighter-bombers on Azerbaijani territory appeared in Western media. After these photos were published, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev was forced to admit the presence of Turkish F-16 fighters on the territory of his country. According to the Armenian portal “Mediamax”, in an interview with CNN Arabic on October …
During his October 7 visit to Qatar, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave an interview to the local English-language newspaper “The Peninsula”, in which he mentioned the Armenian-Azerbaijani military operations. Erdogan once again accused Armenia of “occupying Azerbaijani lands”, stating that the clashes allegedly began after Armenia’s attack on Azerbaijani settlements. As for supporting Azerbaijan, …
Greek journalist Paul Antonopoulos expressed support for Armenia in its fight against international terrorism on his Twitter microblog, publishing the following post: “Good morning. The Armenians are so concerned about the state of the world that they are now at the forefront of all humanity in the fight against international terrorism sponsored by Turkey. From …
The Arab League is preparing sanctions against Turkey. This was announced by the Al Monitor columnist Mustafa Somnes. “Turkey’s economy is currently rather weak due to the coronavirus pandemic. The country also has serious problems with the national currency which have hit the Erdogan regime in 2018. The situation in Turkey may worsen as Arab …
Turkish politician Levent Gültekin made a noteworthy comment on Halk TV – a TV channel owned by the Kemalist Republican People’s Party (CHP). The Turkish politician especially criticized the leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, who recently proposed to join the Nakhichevan Autonomous Region to Azerbaijan. This was reported by the pro-government …
Erika Torregrossa, Chairperson of the International Criminal Bar and Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of the Barcelona Law School, covered Azerbaijan’s aggression against Artsakh and Armenia, stating that the international community should not allow a repeat of the Armenian Genocide. “Azerbaijan’s attack on Armenia destabilizes the entire region. This is a gross violation of …
A special report was produced and published as part of the Hrant Dink Foundation’s Hate Speech in the Press Project. It covers the hostile statements or articles in the Turkish press in 2019 against ethnic and religious groups. 4364 press releases were examined for the report. 108 of them contained hate speech against more than …
Armenian graves have been discovered in the Nazilli district of the Turkish province of Aydın. The city of Aydın was founded by the ancient inhabitants of Tarsus and used to be called Tralles. According to the Turkish website NazılıHabadis, tombstones with Armenian inscriptions were found during works in the park of the former police building. …
Spanish writer Rodolfo del Hoyo from the Catalan city of Santa Coloma de Gramenet expressed solidarity with the Armenian people, joining the commemoration of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The writer’s video was published on the Facebook page dedicated to the recognition of the genocide in Spain. The Catalan prose writer spoke about three …
In October 2020, the Armenian Embassy in Riga, Latvia, will organize the presentation of Franz Werfel’s book “The Forty Days of Musa Dagh” translated into Latvian. As reported by “Armenpress”, Armenian Ambassador to Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia Tigran Mkrtchyan announced the presentation on his Facebook page. The ambassador stressed that “The Forty Days of Musa …
Newspaper of PARIS. The only voice of protest from Islamic countries against the decision to turn Hagia Sophia into a mosque came from Egypt. The Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Allam, criticized the decision in a TV speech, saying that churches should be preserved and should not be turned into mosques, just as mosques should be …