Some Forces in Turkey Seem to Try to Inflame Inter-Religious ScandalJune 20, 2006 - 17:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The clothes of people in a TV advertisement of Turkey corresponds to that of dervishes of Mavlavi Turkish order. According to newspaper of Armenians of Russia Yerkramas, the official response of Director of State Museum of History of Religion Kuchinsky to the request of St. Petersburg Lawyer College of Naryshkins. After 1925 activities of dervish orders was banned in Turkey and zikr dance of dervishes, which symbolizes movement of spheres of the universe was preserved only as an element of people's art.We remind that a group of Armenian activists in St. Petersburg laid a suit against a TV channel, which broadcast an advertisement. The 22nd channel, which demonstrated Christian culture monuments that are on the territory of modern Turkey, presented these as sunken cities, where mermaids swim, while Turkish dervishes dance on Christ's image. The goal of the advertisement is to attract tourists in Turkey. Experts' conclusion says that "fragments of the video, where dervishes dance on the nimbus of Jesus Christ humiliate Christians." This conclusion was made by a judicial expertise body of the Russian Ministry of Justice. One of Armenian activists, Artak Aleksanyan, is outraged by Turkey inviting guests "by demonstrating architectural monuments, it gained by extermination of neighbors and seizing territories." Against the background of the latest scandal over cartoons of Muhammad prophet in European newspapers, an impression is formed that some forces in Turkey are trying to artificially inflame an inter-religious scandal, Aleksanyan said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |