Turkish PM appoints ethnic Armenian journalist as senior advisorOctober 25, 2014 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has appointed journalist and writer of Armenian descent Etyen Mahçupyan as his senior advisor, APA reported, citing Turkish newspaper Vatan. Davutoglu and Mahçupyan have known each other for many years, meeting regularly during Davutoglu’s tenure as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the report says. Mahçupyan said that he will support the Prime Minister’s activity “for the development of democracy, government and public relations and resolution of minority issues.” Born in Istanbul in 1950, Mahçupyan was the editor-in-chief of Agos Turkish-Armenian weekly from 2007 to 2010. He also contributes to the Turkish national dailies Taraf and Zaman. He graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at Boğaziçi University of Turkey in 1972. He also studied at the Faculty of Political Science at Ankara University. Mahçupyan is the first non-Muslim person among the Advisors of the Turkish President and Prime Minister. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | 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. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |