HOB Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 (edited) Some of those Khachkars have engravings with Armenian characters of family names. Yet another blatent fact that those are not "Anchor Stones". Some of those Cross Stones have paint over the Armenian engravings, a sign of vandalism and an attempt to destroy the cemetery and any Armenian evidence. A little boy points to a place and starts saying "chemic, chemic". I do not understand him, so I follow him to the place were he is indicating. I come across some open graves. Human skulls and bones, are visible. The boy shouts "Ermeni" (Turkish for Armenian) ... My thoughts and feelings start getting blurry, and feelings of rage and anger emerge. They could well belong to one of my forefathers. Never the less I stay calm. In contrast, the local villagers get aggressive when we mention to them that we are Armenians. Please let the people that are buried under this land (their own homeland) rest in peace. The church of Akdamar is currently being renovated under UNESCO's directive to preserve sites of World Cultural Heritage. With big disappointment I notice that the church is almost destroyed. Looking closer at the walls of the church I notice countless bullet holes all around. It is evident that people were using the decorations of the walls as targets in a shooting range. We take a quick peak inside, behind the protective barriers that have been erected due to the construction work. The chief Architect there gets angry and aggressive when he saw as taking photos of the inside. I manage to take only one photo. Regrettably, the inside does not resemble a church. It is burned, and the walls are black. There is a sign outside the church which provides some historical information. Upon reading the sign, I was not surprised to realise that the information is totally misleading. Destruction of the church and distortion of truth by the Turks. Will they never learn to speak the truth? Will they never respect culture? Is this how they aspire to enter my "home", the European Union? Edited October 31, 2005 by HOB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MosJan Posted October 31, 2005 Report Share Posted October 31, 2005 i guess wan we talk Noah each one has it's own idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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