Tourists mislead as to Armenian cultural heritage in TurkeyJune 1, 2011 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Signs set next to cultural monuments in Turkey are misleading the tourists, describing Armenian cultural heritage as Turkish, according to oriental studies expert. As Raffi Kortoshyan told a news conference in Yerevan, Turkey is consistently striving to either destroy or appropriate Armenian monuments. The expert cited reconstruction of monuments in Ani destroying any signs of Armenian heritage as an example. The chairman of Armenian Cultural Foundation Samvel Karapetyan, in turn, stressed that no Armenian expert has yet participated in reconstruction works. Mr. Karapetyan expressed concern over distortion of the monuments’ architecture during reconstruction process, which could have been prevented, were Armenian experts invited to participate. 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |