Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

[Alexandros]

Flower Power: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

By Suren Musayelyan

ArmeniaNow reporter

Published: 01 July, 2009

Turkey is preparing a large-scale floral greeting to Armenia’s national soccer team and few fans that will be traveling across the border for a return World Cup 2010 qualifier this fall, according to a Turkish newspaper report.

Turkey’s Today’s Zaman reports that 70,000 carnations will decorate the Turkey v Armenia soccer match that will take place in Kayseri’s Kadir Has stadium on October 14, “with two carnations put on each seat in the stadium, which has a capacity of 33,000.”

The newspaper quotes Mustafa Erengul, director-general of Flower Production and Marketing Corporation that will be decorating the stadium, as saying that “flowers are the language of love”.

Recep Gedik, Chairman of Turkey’s Interflora Florists Association, says “the event will help improve relations between Turkey and Armenia”.

The first-leg World Cup 2010 qualifier between Armenia and Turkey in Yerevan on September 6, 2008 marked the beginning of a thaw in relations between the two estranged nations.

In early 2009, Armenia and Turkey received a Fair Play award from international football’s governing body, FIFA, for their contributions to world peace through the match in Yerevan.

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[Federate]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

Should've decorated it with 1.5 million carnations.

[Pazooki]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

Should've decorated it with 1.5 million carnations.

oooooooo burnt

[Sako]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

Recep Gedik, Chairman of Turkey’s Interflora Florists Association, says “the event will help improve relations between Turkey and Armenia”.

They'll do anything and EVERYTHING ... other then accept the AG !!

[egeli]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

wow, what a way to put negative spin on positive news guys! Deep down, many members of this forum want to maintain their animosity with Turks.

How I miss Istanbul-Armenians... they are the only ones who want peace.

[londontsi]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

I think SS said that he would not go if the border is not opened by then.
Does that mean a Karabagh agrement be in place by then?

Will everything be washed down with flowers which will wilt after a few days.

[londontsi]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

wow, what a way to put negative spin on positive news guys! Deep down, many members of this forum want to maintain their animosity with Turks.

How I miss Istanbul-Armenians... they are the only ones who want peace.

This is as positive as when Dink was murdered and we got in return a demonstration or two where they shouted "We are all Armenians"

The voices faded away our loss was permanent.

[londontsi]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

They'll do anything and EVERYTHING ... other then accept the AG !!

NO, they will give you 70,000 carnations and try to get what THEY WANT.

[Federate]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

wow, what a way to put negative spin on positive news guys! Deep down, many members of this forum want to maintain their animosity with Turks.

It's easy for them to do these kinds of cheap stunts, they were not the victims.

[seruven]

Re: Turks plan to decorate stadium with 70,000 carnations for Armenia soccer game

Ok guys, calm down, it seems there won't be any carnations or expressions of well-intention as it's announced that the match will be held in Bursa, not in Kayseri as the above article claimed.
And I think that the people of Kayseri, who had friendly relations with Armenians in the past, just wanted to express their desire for good relations with Armenia. Anyway, they won't be able to.