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For reasons that we hope will be understood, we kindly request that only Armenians from Turkey sign the petition.
ON THE STATEMENT MADE BY BEDROS ŞİRİNOĞLU
Perhaps we live in a different Turkey!
It was with distaste that we followed the statement made by Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation President Mr. Bedros Şirinoğlu on 26 March 2010, after a meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. This statement that disinformed the public contains many points that demand clarification.
Şirinoğlu not Leader of the Armenian Community
Bedros Şirinoğlu is not the Leader of the Armenian Community as stated in the daily agenda issued by the Press Office of the Prime Ministry; he is the President of the Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation. Representing and expressing views on behalf of the Armenian community does not fall within the province of the Foundation administration. Consequently, Mr. Şirinoğlus statement binds only himself, not the Armenian community. We are awaiting a correction from those who have misinformed the public.
Foundation estates not returned yet
Although Surp Pırgiç Foundation administrators got an appointment with the Prime Minister to thank him on the occasion of the return of eight estates confiscated by the state years ago, the problem concerning confiscated Armenian community foundation estates has still not been completely resolved. Experts frequently express that the steps that have been taken in this field are profoundly insubstantial and insincere. (The fact that the General Directorate of Foundations has certified the return of only 96 estates out of the 1410 recent applications filed by community foundations for the return of estates confiscated by the state is indicative of the gravity of the situation.)
The reality of our lives in Turkey is different
Upon Şirinoğlus statement that Armenians feel themselves safe in Turkey. Have you heard any complaint from an Armenian living in Turkey? Have you? Have you? we are left with the feeling Perhaps we live in a different Turkey! He may feel himself safe, but it is a lie that all Armenians living in Turkey feel themselves safe. In this country, Armenians face racism and discrimination; Armenians here are used as bargain chips in international relations and acute anti-Armenian sentiments continue to survive in broad segments of this society. We would have expected Mr. Şirinoğlu to remember and remind the Prime Minister how Hrant Dink was assassinated three years ago and how no real steps have been taken to find the real perpetrators of this crime.
Not underestimate, but confront the past
We denounce the description of what happened in 1915 as "a quarrel between friends", the underestimation of and the attempt to cover up this big crime against humanity, as a result of which Armenian population was forcibly scattered all over the world and diminished to 60 thousand in Turkey, which was over 1.5 million in the beginning of the 20th century. The road to justice demands that we confront the past, not cover it up.
If the goal is to undo a mistake, what needs to be done is evident
This meeting taking place shortly after the Prime Ministers threat to deport 100 thousand citizens of Armenia from Turkey and Şirinoğlu apologizing, saying We misguided the Prime Minister, give us the impression that these are all part of a reparation performance staged by the government to impress world public opinion. Threatening immigrants who are engaged in a struggle for life in this country with deportation is unethical; irrespective of their nationality. The essential fault with these words is not a numerical one and it is the duty of the Prime Minister himself to correct it. As Armenians who want to live in this country not as hostages or protégés but as equal citizens, we deeply criticize the Prime Minister for making such a statement and declare that we do not agree with Mr. Bedros Şirinoğlus statement in any way.
Ağavni Tekin
Ahron Murat Süslü
Aleksis Kalk
Alen Bağ
Alin Ozinian
Alis Karakaş
Ani Kalaycı
Ani Setyan
Anjel Dikme
Anto Çakır
Ararat Şekeryan
Aras Margosyan
Arat Dink
Arax Ekmekçi
Arda Ezikoğlu
Aren Selvioğlu
Aret Çavdar
Aret Gıcır
Aris Bododoğan
Arman Artuç
Arpi Çıtak
Arto Erdoğan
Artur Bağdasaryan
Avedis Andonoğlu
Avedis Demir
Avedis Hilkat
Ayda Erbal
Aykun Zorvaryan
Bahar Atiniz
Baret Binatlı
Bedros Çonkar
Bedros Dağlıyan
Belinda Mumcu
Burag Peksezer
Burhan Demirci
Cahit Demir
Cem Mumcu
Delal Dink
Dença Kartun
Edvard Atiniz
Elmon Hançer
Garabet Gündüz
Garabet Orunöz
Garo Paylan
Gary Malhas
Hasrof Dink
Haycan Dink
Hayko Bağdat
Helin Anahit
Hosrof Köletavitoğlu
Hovsep Koç
Hrant Kasparyan
Hripsime Kuyumcuoğlu
Ilda Simonian
İsa Paylan
Jülyet Erkol
Kamer Çolakoğlu
Karin Karakaşlı
Karin Sari Timyanos
Karolin xxxtaş Yücecan
Karolin Dink
Kaspar İkincidemir
Kayuş Çalıkman Gavrilof
Kirkor Sahakoğlu
L. Rafi Bilal
Leda Mermer
Levon Bağış
Linda Karakaş
Lora Baytar
Lory Zakar
Lusin Dink
Maral Aktokmakyan
Maral Balımoğlu
Maral Ceranoğlu
Maral Dink
Maral Hekimyan
Markar Esayan
Maryam Çıtak
Meline Özuzun
Melissa Nalbandiyan
Meri Maksudyan
Mihran Tomasyan
Mircan Yeşiltepe
Misak Hergel
Murad Hagop Ekmekçi
Murad Mıhçı
Murat Berberoğlu
Murat Gözoğlu
Murat Kapsar
Nadin Berberyan
Nadya Uygun
Narod Erkol
Nathan Atiniz
Nıvart Taşçı
Nubar Opan
Nuran Gezdirici
Nurhan Davutyan
Nurhan Uygun
Oşin Çilingir
Payline Tomasyan
Penyamin Aynal
Raffi A. Hermonn
Rakel Dink
Rober Koptaş
Röne Ekmekçi
Sami Minasyan
Sarem Şeşetyan
Sarkis Güreh
Sasun Estukyan
Sayat Tekir
Selina Özuzun
Sera Dink
Sera Şahbaz
Serda Gündüz
Serkan Çağlı
Serli Şahbaz
Setrak Mendikyan
Sevag Bal
Sevan Ataoğlu
Sevan Karabetoğlu
Sevan Karakaya
Sibel Asna
Sibil Çekmen
Suzan Ohanian
Şant Çakmakciyan
Tabita Toparlak
Takuhi Tovmasyan Zaman
Talin Suciyan
Tamar Çıtak
Tamar Gurdikyan
Tamar Nalcı
Taniel Güder
Tatyos Bebek
Vartan Estukyan
Vartan Maksudyan
Vartkes Hergel
Yeranuhi Aynal
Yervant Dink
Yetvart Tomasyan
Yoel Vahram Keşap
Zabel Dink
Zadik Sert
Zakar Dikme
Zakarya Mildanoğlu
Zeliha Canyan
Zepür Dink
For reasons that we hope will be understood, we kindly request that only Armenians from Turkey sign the petition.
ON THE STATEMENT MADE BY BEDROS ŞİRİNOĞLU
Perhaps we live in a different Turkey!
It was with distaste that we followed the statement made by Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation President Mr. Bedros Şirinoğlu on 26 March 2010, after a meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. This statement that disinformed the public contains many points that demand clarification.
Şirinoğlu not Leader of the Armenian Community
Bedros Şirinoğlu is not the Leader of the Armenian Community as stated in the daily agenda issued by the Press Office of the Prime Ministry; he is the President of the Surp Pırgiç Armenian Hospital Foundation. Representing and expressing views on behalf of the Armenian community does not fall within the province of the Foundation administration. Consequently, Mr. Şirinoğlus statement binds only himself, not the Armenian community. We are awaiting a correction from those who have misinformed the public.
Foundation estates not returned yet
Although Surp Pırgiç Foundation administrators got an appointment with the Prime Minister to thank him on the occasion of the return of eight estates confiscated by the state years ago, the problem concerning confiscated Armenian community foundation estates has still not been completely resolved. Experts frequently express that the steps that have been taken in this field are profoundly insubstantial and insincere. (The fact that the General Directorate of Foundations has certified the return of only 96 estates out of the 1410 recent applications filed by community foundations for the return of estates confiscated by the state is indicative of the gravity of the situation.)
The reality of our lives in Turkey is different
Upon Şirinoğlus statement that Armenians feel themselves safe in Turkey. Have you heard any complaint from an Armenian living in Turkey? Have you? Have you? we are left with the feeling Perhaps we live in a different Turkey! He may feel himself safe, but it is a lie that all Armenians living in Turkey feel themselves safe. In this country, Armenians face racism and discrimination; Armenians here are used as bargain chips in international relations and acute anti-Armenian sentiments continue to survive in broad segments of this society. We would have expected Mr. Şirinoğlu to remember and remind the Prime Minister how Hrant Dink was assassinated three years ago and how no real steps have been taken to find the real perpetrators of this crime.
Not underestimate, but confront the past
We denounce the description of what happened in 1915 as "a quarrel between friends", the underestimation of and the attempt to cover up this big crime against humanity, as a result of which Armenian population was forcibly scattered all over the world and diminished to 60 thousand in Turkey, which was over 1.5 million in the beginning of the 20th century. The road to justice demands that we confront the past, not cover it up.
If the goal is to undo a mistake, what needs to be done is evident
This meeting taking place shortly after the Prime Ministers threat to deport 100 thousand citizens of Armenia from Turkey and Şirinoğlu apologizing, saying We misguided the Prime Minister, give us the impression that these are all part of a reparation performance staged by the government to impress world public opinion. Threatening immigrants who are engaged in a struggle for life in this country with deportation is unethical; irrespective of their nationality. The essential fault with these words is not a numerical one and it is the duty of the Prime Minister himself to correct it. As Armenians who want to live in this country not as hostages or protégés but as equal citizens, we deeply criticize the Prime Minister for making such a statement and declare that we do not agree with Mr. Bedros Şirinoğlus statement in any way.
Ağavni Tekin
Ahron Murat Süslü
Aleksis Kalk
Alen Bağ
Alin Ozinian
Alis Karakaş
Ani Kalaycı
Ani Setyan
Anjel Dikme
Anto Çakır
Ararat Şekeryan
Aras Margosyan
Arat Dink
Arax Ekmekçi
Arda Ezikoğlu
Aren Selvioğlu
Aret Çavdar
Aret Gıcır
Aris Bododoğan
Arman Artuç
Arpi Çıtak
Arto Erdoğan
Artur Bağdasaryan
Avedis Andonoğlu
Avedis Demir
Avedis Hilkat
Ayda Erbal
Aykun Zorvaryan
Bahar Atiniz
Baret Binatlı
Bedros Çonkar
Bedros Dağlıyan
Belinda Mumcu
Burag Peksezer
Burhan Demirci
Cahit Demir
Cem Mumcu
Delal Dink
Dença Kartun
Edvard Atiniz
Elmon Hançer
Garabet Gündüz
Garabet Orunöz
Garo Paylan
Gary Malhas
Hasrof Dink
Haycan Dink
Hayko Bağdat
Helin Anahit
Hosrof Köletavitoğlu
Hovsep Koç
Hrant Kasparyan
Hripsime Kuyumcuoğlu
Ilda Simonian
İsa Paylan
Jülyet Erkol
Kamer Çolakoğlu
Karin Karakaşlı
Karin Sari Timyanos
Karolin xxxtaş Yücecan
Karolin Dink
Kaspar İkincidemir
Kayuş Çalıkman Gavrilof
Kirkor Sahakoğlu
L. Rafi Bilal
Leda Mermer
Levon Bağış
Linda Karakaş
Lora Baytar
Lory Zakar
Lusin Dink
Maral Aktokmakyan
Maral Balımoğlu
Maral Ceranoğlu
Maral Dink
Maral Hekimyan
Markar Esayan
Maryam Çıtak
Meline Özuzun
Melissa Nalbandiyan
Meri Maksudyan
Mihran Tomasyan
Mircan Yeşiltepe
Misak Hergel
Murad Hagop Ekmekçi
Murad Mıhçı
Murat Berberoğlu
Murat Gözoğlu
Murat Kapsar
Nadin Berberyan
Nadya Uygun
Narod Erkol
Nathan Atiniz
Nıvart Taşçı
Nubar Opan
Nuran Gezdirici
Nurhan Davutyan
Nurhan Uygun
Oşin Çilingir
Payline Tomasyan
Penyamin Aynal
Raffi A. Hermonn
Rakel Dink
Rober Koptaş
Röne Ekmekçi
Sami Minasyan
Sarem Şeşetyan
Sarkis Güreh
Sasun Estukyan
Sayat Tekir
Selina Özuzun
Sera Dink
Sera Şahbaz
Serda Gündüz
Serkan Çağlı
Serli Şahbaz
Setrak Mendikyan
Sevag Bal
Sevan Ataoğlu
Sevan Karabetoğlu
Sevan Karakaya
Sibel Asna
Sibil Çekmen
Suzan Ohanian
Şant Çakmakciyan
Tabita Toparlak
Takuhi Tovmasyan Zaman
Talin Suciyan
Tamar Çıtak
Tamar Gurdikyan
Tamar Nalcı
Taniel Güder
Tatyos Bebek
Vartan Estukyan
Vartan Maksudyan
Vartkes Hergel
Yeranuhi Aynal
Yervant Dink
Yetvart Tomasyan
Yoel Vahram Keşap
Zabel Dink
Zadik Sert
Zakar Dikme
Zakarya Mildanoğlu
Zeliha Canyan
Zepür Dink
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