Turkish authorities attempt to disseminate and revive Islamic culture in South CaucasusJanuary 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 | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. |