Armenian names replaced by Turkic ones - where are the protests?

[lampron]

It looks like cartographers and printing houses are following the lead of politicians and journalists in making Karabakh look 'a part' of Azerbaijan by replacing (Soviet-era) Armenian names with Turkic ones

Stepanakert with 'Xankendi'
Martakert with 'Akdara' etc

This is colonialism and revisionism!

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/az.htm

the prestigious British Times Atlas and other international publications have done the same

Where are the letter writing/protest campaigns?

[ninetoyadome]

Re: Armenian names replaced by Turkic ones - where are the protests?

http://www.worldatlas.com/contact/contact.htm

you can email them telling them the current situation.
you can contact the research and development people
Cindy Reif and Robin Story
or the managing director

[lampron]

Re: Armenian names replaced by Turkic ones - where are the protests?

Individuals, yes. What about the diasporan Dashnak, Hunchak and Ramgavar political parties, the ones who should be competing with one another to best protect Armenian interests?
Unless they are competing with one another for organizing the most extravagant banquets and Balls!

[bell-the-cat]

Re: Armenian names replaced by Turkic ones - where are the protests?

What about the diasporan Dashnak, Hunchak and Ramgavar political parties, the ones who should be competing with one another to best protect Armenian interests?

Ypu are being ironic, I presume. Everyone knows that they are the very worst at protecting Armenian interests.

Unless they are competing with one another for organizing the most extravagant banquets and Balls!

..and are the very best at organising banquets and balls.

Unless they are to be considered mere propagandistic productions, maps should be schematic representations of a geographical and geological reality. A mountain doesn't cease to exist because some regime says it isn't there, and so shouldn't cease to exist on a map. Similarly, the accurate location of borders and settlements, and the correct names of settlements (i.e. the names used by those that control and inhabit the territory) should always be placed on maps.

In theory, I'd say that anyone who knowingly publishes an inaccurate map is liable for any damages caused by their inaccuracy. So, if a traveller approaches a certain territory, and finds they cannot cross it because a border exists there, a border that has been deliberately not shown on a map that the traveller has been using, then the map publisher is liable for any loss caused by their publishing knowingly inaccurate data - and in the case of the Azerbaijan-NK border that loss could be loss of the travellers life!

[Joseph]

Re: Armenian names replaced by Turkic ones - where are the protests?

If Armenia would just recognize Artsakh or incorporate it into Armenia proper, this would not be an issue.

[lampron]

Re: Armenian names replaced by Turkic ones - where are the protests?

If Armenia would just recognize Artsakh or incorporate it into Armenia proper, this would not be an issue.

NATO is strongly opposed to Karabakh majority's right to self determination, but it bombed Yugoslavia to separate Kosovo from it (Armenian PR has not picked up on this hypocrisy)

Recognizing Artsakh or incorporating into Armenia probably will provoke a sharp reaction from NATO