There is not systematic and institutional discrimination towards Armenians in Türkiye, however sporadic and remoted incidents may nonetheless happen, an Armenian household in Istanbul mentioned.
“I do not think that Armenians were subjected to discrimination after the 2000s. Armenian Markar Esayan even entered the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye as a deputy. If there had been marginalization, he would not have been able to enter,” Harutyun Kuran, common supervisor of Luys Media, instructed Anadolu.
Recalling that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lately offered an award to Armenian designer Sevan Bıçakçı, he mentioned: “The top brass of the state is embracing them this way, so the rest of the society can be more positive toward minorities.”
Stressing that he had by no means been discriminated towards at any stage of his life, he mentioned his household has been dwelling in Istanbul for 4 generations.
As for the Armenian group in Türkiye, he mentioned they think about themselves part of the nation.
Kuran mentioned there was numerous disinformation about Armenians dwelling in Türkiye previously, however this case has modified lately.
There is numerous “information pollution” about minorities in society, he mentioned, including that the minorities “should not withdraw into their shells.”
He additionally refuted the notion that Armenians dwelling in Türkiye usually are not Turkish residents and don’t pay taxes.
“Armenians live all over Anatolia and this should be a unifying factor,” he mentioned, including that the Armenians additionally left many cultural heritages to Anatolia.
“We have been living together with the Turks since 1071. The Ottoman Empire was a community that had the consciousness of living together regardless of ethnic origin,” he added.
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Speaking about Luys Media and Luys TV, Türkiye’s first Armenian tv channel, he mentioned his household established a minority newspaper 10 years in the past.
One of the most important missions of the newspaper is to strengthen the ties between the Turkish group and the Armenian group, he mentioned.
“This is how we can end prejudices and hostilities. We want to describe the Armenians living in Türkiye in the best possible way,” he added.
Highlighting that the newspaper was extremely appreciated by the Armenian diaspora in several nations, he mentioned Luys allows Armenians overseas to pay attention to the developments in Türkiye.
The Kuran household established Luys TV after their newspaper turned widespread. Luys TV focuses on constructive news, he mentioned, including that they need to make extra efforts to elucidate themselves to Turkish society.
Noting that Armenians overseas have flawed stereotypes about Türkiye, he mentioned his household often organizes exhibitions and numerous actions to dispel these notions.
“There are Armenians who think that we live under very difficult conditions in Türkiye. We need to address these misconceptions. Let’s do the best for this country together. If this country is a garden, there’s room for all kinds of flowers,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
