Charents’ house turned into dopeheads’ den?November 6, 2010 - 15:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The native home of great Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents in Kars is in the focus of Turkish media. According to Dogan News news agency, “the decrepit house was taken up by drug addicts”. “The house became dangerous to district residents demanding to either demolish or reconstruct it,” the agency reported. Obviously, Kars authorities aim at total destruction of Charents’ house, proving that Armenians did live in the old town. The native home of the great Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents in Kars was put up for sale. The owner of a nearly-demolished house estimated it at USD180 thousand. Earlier, Turkish media reported the house will be bought by Istanbul-residing Armenian businessman to be turned into the poet’s museum. However, the information has not been yet confirmed. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |