KURDISH PARTY LEADER PROMISES TO BURY ARMENIAN SINGER IN TURKEY
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Aug 10, 2011
Armenia
DIYARBAKIR. – Leader of Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party Selahattin
Demirtas paid tribute to the memory of Armenian singer Aram Tigran
stressing they would make his wish come true.
In his speech Demirtas recalled that the Turkish authorities banned
burying the singer in Diyarbakir province, Firat news agency reports.
“We promised Aram. We will bury him in these lands,” he said.
The second anniversary of Armenian singer Aram Tigran’s death was
commemorated in Diyarbakir. Leaders of the Kurdish party, local
authorities and cultural figures participated in the memorial concert
dedicated to the singer.
Aram Tigran was born on January 15, 1934 in Syria. He was singing in
Armenian, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Greek and Assyrian.
He wanted to be buried in the Armenian cemetery in Diyarbakir.
However, the Turkish authorities did not fulfill his wish.
Nevertheless, Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir took soil from the
graveyard in Diyarbakir to Brussels where the musician is buried.
From: A. Papazian
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