  Turkish authorities attempt to disseminate and revive Islamic culture in South Caucasus January 31, 2011 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish authorities are attempting to disseminate and revive Islamic culture in South Caucasus, according to the expert. As Ruben Melkonyan told PanARMENIAN.Net commenting on Georgia’s approving construction of Turkish mosque in Batumi, “not all the mosques restored by Ankara are Turkish ones. Turks simply appropriate mosques, belonging to Persians. By the same principle, Ankara allows Tbilisi to restore Armenian churches, passing them for Georgian ones in Turkey.” “Adjarians, a Muslim ethnographic group, who initially practiced Christian religion, are currently retuning to their roots. Possibly, Turkey aims to hamper the process by reconstructing the mosque,” Melkonyan noted.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
