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  • Preserving Armenian roots on Turkey!

    Preserving Armenian roots on Turkey!

    See the solution of an Armenian commenter on preserving Armenian roots on Turkey

    Historic Armenia

    It is what it is. Turkey has successfully made sure historical Armenian lands will never be under Armenian governmental/Armenian Republic rule. Many factors played into it: Depopulation of Armenians, Armenian state being under Soviet state for nearly 70 years, treaties being signed between Western superpowers and Turkey, it’s just too late. The boat for saving western Armenia has already sailed. Yes, I do wish that Ani and other historic Armenian territories would return to its rightful owner, but the Turkish government is very territorial government. The best way to preserve Armenian roots in these lands are if mass amount of Armenians return to these lands and start reproducing like the Kurds and Turks. Every Armenian family should have 7-8 kids. That way they’ll be able to replenish the Armenian roots again.

    Historic Armenia – Peter Musurlian documentary on Western Armenia

  • Turkey: Historic preservation

    Turkey: Historic preservation

    The Church of Tigran Honents at Ani is seen in the Turkey-Armenia border province of Kars, Turkey. Burhan Ozbilici / AP Read more:
    The Church of Tigran Honents at Ani is seen in the Turkey-Armenia border province of Kars, Turkey. Burhan Ozbilici / AP Read more:

    Turkey has launched a project to conserve an ancient Armenian cathedral and church in what is seen as a gesture of reconciliation toward its neighbor. Turkey and Armenia have been locked in a bitter dispute for decades over the mass killings of Armenians in Turkey in the last years of the Ottoman Empire. The project aims to conserve the remains of the cathedral and the Church of the Holy Savior in Ani, 25 miles from the eastern Turkish city of Kars. According to the New York-based World Monuments Fund, Ani — “one of the world’s great cities in the 10th century” — was once the site of hundreds of religious buildings, palaces, fortifications and other structures. Today it stands abandoned and the remnants of its celebrated buildings are in a precarious state. The site, in an earthquake-prone area, has been listed on the World Monuments Watch since 1996.

    Associated Press

    via Turkey: Historic preservation – Travel – MiamiHerald.com.