New Turkish maps marked Cyprus, Northern Iraq, Nakhichevan, Armenia and Artsakh as part of TurkeySeptember 30, 2009 - 21:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new series of school textbooks were published in Turkey. The textbooks contained a number of misprints, distorted historical facts and mistaken dates. Yet, the biggest scandal was caused by the map, marking Cyprus, Northern Iraq, Nakhichevan, Armenia and Artsakh as a part of Turkey. According to Milliyet, Education Ministry representative rejected the textbook in connection with mistakes allowed. Still, the Milliyet itself, enumerating cities and regions belonging to Turkey, does not mention Armenia as a separate state, included in the "scandalous map". Milliyet published the article under the title of "Scandalous map". 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 | Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |