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Hovik's corner: Turkish names on Armenian soil?

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    Hovik's corner: Turkish names on Armenian soil?

    Hovik's corner: Turkish names on Armenian soil?
    July 30, 2005


    Although there may be a later statement by Google, I wish to inform our members and readers, that due to pressure put on Google by diasporan Armenians, last week they made a recent correction to their software "Google Earth" (a free, downloadable satellite mapping service) on which Armenia's largest lake was listed under a Turkish name.

    The release of one of Googles most recent software spawned controversy last month when notice was taken that Armenia's Lake Sevan was labeled on the software as "Gokcha" a name used by Turks to refer to the lake. Although it may have been a mistake, many Armenians took great offense to the act. Lake Sevan has never been a location controlled by Turks under any circumstance, and they have seemingly little reason to call it anything other than its Armenian name. However, when one considers the Turkish ideal that caused the Armenian Genocide of a pan-Turkish state that connected Turkey to Azerbaijan (by eliminating Armenia and Armenians) and from there throughout Turkic nations in Central Asia, the motive may be easily found. In continuing to dream the impossible pan-Turkish ideal, it seems they have even renamed geographical sites in Armenia to names other than what they have always been called. Cultural Genocide is continuing to take place through actions such as these, and I surely hope that Google and "Google Earth" does not plan to be party to it.

    I commend their recent actions in correcting the name to "Sevang" (at least closer to reality) but encourage the Google Earth Administration to pay closer attention to geographic reality in the future with respect to Armenia and its territory.

    Hovik
    https://www.ArmenianGenocide.com
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    Update: Google Earth giving Lake Sevan a Turkish name

    Well, since this first post, we have discovered that the software still has not been corrected, and our e-mails have continued to go unanswered. I recently sent another message which follows:

    A big, but correctable mistake has been made in the Google Earth software. When using the free version a user can (on frequent occasions) see the name of the Republic of Armenia's largest lake (Lake Sevan) appear a name that Turks call it (Gokcha), even though it lies within the internationally recognized borders of Armenia, and has never at any time in history been under Turkish control. The lake also sometimes shows it's name as "Sevang" which it also is not. The correct name and spelling is: SEVAN

    The ongoing destruction of Armenian monuments in Turkey, including the changing of historical Armenian named places and monuments to Turkish names is all part of a deliberate Cultural Genocide taking place against Armenians. As a respectable organization, Google and Google Earth should not be party to this desecration. I have sent Google Earth two complaint e-mails on behalf of the Armenian community, which have gone ignored for months. We hope Google will make it's position clear, through permanent correction of the problem, and an appropriate apology to the community, that it doesn't condone or support Cultural Genocide and inaccurate information.

    Hovik
    [Personal contact info omitted]

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