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  • #11
    Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
    And wear a fez embroidered with curved cartoon-like swords? And carry white cane walking-sticks?

    There is some other, North American-specific custom going on there, I think.
    Old white dudes in the U.S., what can I say? It's embarrassing.
    General Antranik (1865-1927): “I am not a nationalist. I recognize only one nation, the nation of the oppressed.”

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    • #12
      Originally posted by Helen View Post
      Ararat’s Owner Koch Salgut and Chef Caskun Bektas...
      Don't know if they have Armenian roots ...If we ever open restaurant it is def going to be called "Ararat"! ...

      Children of Emmigrant turk's not Armenian for sure.
      Only trying to unnerve the Armenian's by theft Again
      "All truth passes through three stages:
      First, it is ridiculed;
      Second, it is violently opposed; and
      Third, it is accepted as self-evident."

      Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

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      • #13
        Originally posted by bell-the-cat View Post
        Aren't there Masonic-like "fraternity" clubs in America whose members go around wearing fezes and swearing alliegance to Ararat or similar such weirdness?
        They're called Shriners, but I've never heard of the "swearing alliegance to Ararat" part of it... maybe so.

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        • #14
          Originally posted by Joseph View Post
          Many Bolsahyes have Turkish names. My wife does for instance.

          I know that Zildjian cymbals are advertised as "Turkish Cymbals" despite that fact that the formula was created by Armenians and the company has been in the same family for over five hundred years. I even remember reading that one of the family members took part in Operation Nemesis after WWI.

          Could they be Armenians? Perhaps.
          Yes Zildjians are Armenians, no matter what they advertise their cymbals as. Also, I read an article about 2 years ago, it's one of those columns where readers write in and ask questions that the paper has to research and answer. Someone asked what is the oldest company in the U.S. The answer was Zildjian Cymbal company since they were founded in Constantinople in the 17th century and have since relocated to the U.S.
          So the oldest (or longest running) company in the U.S. is Armenian in fact...

          Some sources:
          By contrast, the oldest continuously owned company in the states is a mere babe - Zildjian Cymbal Co. gets the honor. It was started in 1623, the same year they built their web page. (Actually, it's a pretty cool web page.)
          Page not found - Pan Asian Biz
          http://www.panasianbiz.com/2006/04/the_oldest_company_in_the_worl.html


          blog.eogn.com
          http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2004/08/oldest_familyow.html

          http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go2373/is_200306/ai_n9023914


          This one's really good:
          Web Page Under Construction
          http://www.activemusician.com/Zildjian-History--t2i193
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          • #15
            Originally posted by Hovik View Post
            They're called Shriners, but I've never heard of the "swearing alliegance to Ararat" part of it... maybe so.
            I have heard of a Mason lodge operated by Armenian mason's and its named the Ararat lodge!
            "All truth passes through three stages:
            First, it is ridiculed;
            Second, it is violently opposed; and
            Third, it is accepted as self-evident."

            Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

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            • #16
              Originally posted by Helen View Post
              Do I understand right that Turks opened restaurant in US called "Ararat"???

              http://www.ararat-tapas.com/
              Funnily enough there are members (a large number actually) of the Turkish expat community that do open restaurants. They serve the Beyti Kabab(Kebab) there so its is almost certainly a Turkish restaurant.

              Although I wonder why its called Ararat Tapas, it should technically be called Ararat Meze but I presume they are going for a Mediterranean style restaurant instead of just a Turkish one.

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              • #17
                To be more precise, Zildjian is the oldest "family run" business in the world that is still run by the same family.

                The originator's name is Avedis Zildjian.

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