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Berg-Karabach und das Selbstbestimmungsrecht der Völker

Posted on 19. August 2014

Die im südlichen Kaukasus gelegene Republik Berg-Karabach (Fläche:
11.458 qkm; Einw.: ca 150.000) erklärte 1991 ihre Unabhängigkeit von
Aserbaidschan, was in den neunziger Jahren immer wieder zu
kriegerischen Auseinandersetzungen führte. Trotz Waffenstillstand
kommt es immer wieder zu Ã`bergriffen seitens der aserbaidschanischen
Armee. Das hoch gerüstete Aserbeidschan pflegt immer noch eine
kriegerische Sprache. Um die ständig wieder kehrenden Zwischenfälle an
der Demarkationslinie in Zukunft zu verhindern, wäre die Stationierung
von unabhängigen Blauhelmen sicherlich von Vorteil.
Der Autor des unten befindlichen Artikels, Harut Grigoryan, ist
offizieller Repräsentant der Republik Berg-Karabach in Berlin.

Piotr Luczak

Harutyun Grigoryan LL.M. ist der Representant der Republik
Berg-Karabach in Deutschland.

Der Konflikt zwischen Aserbaidschan und Berg-Karabach geht weit in die
Geschichte zurück, seine aktuelle Phase begann aber im Februar 1988,
als die aserbaidschanischen Behörden als Reaktion auf die friedlichen
Forderungen des berg-karabachischen Volkes auf ein eigenes Recht auf
Selbstbestimmung Massaker und ethnische Säuberungen gegen die
Armenier in ganz Aserbaidschan organisierten, wobei Tausende von
Menschen ermordet wurden. Die damals noch existierende sowjetische
Zentralmacht unter Gorbatschow schaute zu bzw. weg.

Am 2. September 1991 wurde die Unabhängigkeit der Republik
Berg-Karabach ausgerufen, die am 10. Dezember desselben Jahres durch
ein sowohl mit dem Völkerrecht übereinstimmendes als auch mit den noch
zu dieser Zeit geltenden Gesetzen der UdSSR konformes Referendum über
die Unabhängigkeit bestätigt wurde.

Trotz der friedlichen und legitimen Forderungen Berg-Karabachs
weigerte sich Aserbaidschan von Anfang an, in einen Dialog zu treten.
Stattdessen griff es auf gewaltsame Unterdrückung der Bevölkerung in
Berg-Karabach zurück, was zur offenen Aggression und zum Krieg gegen
Berg-Karabach führte.

Im Mai 1994 unterzeichneten Aserbaidschan, Berg-Karabach und Armenien
unter Russlands Vermittlung ein Waffenstillstandsabkommen. Durch die
unmittelbare Teilnahme der Regierung in Stepanakert (Hauptstadt von
Berg-Karabach) an den Verhandlungen wurde eine
Waffenstillstandsvereinbarung ermöglicht, wodurch die heiße
Konfliktphase beendet wurde. Damit eröffneten sich Möglichkeiten für
die endgültige Beilegung des Konflikts zwischen Aserbaidschan und
Berg-Karabach.

Die Verhandlungen für eine friedliche Lösung des Konfliktes werden
heute im Rahmen der OSZE-Minsk-Gruppe unter Ko-Vorsitz von Frankreich,
Russland und den USA durchgeführt. Bedauerlicherweise waren die
jahrelangen Bemühungen der Vermittler erfolglos.

Zum einen ist die Nichtakzeptanz Berg-Karabachs als
Verhandlungspartner problematisch. Andrerseits lehnt Aserbaidschan
jede Initiative zur Wiederherstellung des dreiseitigen
(Armenien-Aserbaidschan-Berg-Karabach) Verhandlungsformats ab, obschon
dieses Format unter anderem im Abschlussdokument des Budapester
OSZE-Gipfeltreffens 1994 festgeschrieben worden ist. Im Jahr 1993
strebte Aserbaidschan noch im Laufe der militärischen
Auseinandersetzungen mehrmals nach direkten bilateralen Gesprächen mit
Berg-Karabach. Dazu stand es ständig mit der politischen und
militärischen Führung der Republik Berg-Karabach in Kontakt.

Ein weiterer Grund sind die ständigen aserbaidschanischen Ã`bergriffe
an der Demarkationslinie sowie die Weigerung der aserbaidschanischen
Seite spannungsreduzierende Maßnahmen umzusetzen. Die o. a. Gründe
erschweren zusätzlich die Friedensbemühungen. Ein Musterbeispiel für
Aserbaidschans aggressive Politik waren in jüngster Zeit Anstalten der
aserbaidschanischen Armee nach Berg-Karabach einzudringen und die Lage
weiterhin zu destabilisieren. Das kostete Ende Juli, Anfang August
mehreren Menschen das Leben.

Eine der wichtigsten Aufgaben ist gegenwärtig die Gewährleistung eines
friedlichen Prozesses zur Beilegung des Konflikts. Eine wichtige Rolle
spielt dabei die internationale Gemeinschaft: Eine klare Botschaft zur
Gewaltlosigkeit und Achtung der bereits getroffenen Vereinbarungen
wäre hier ein wichtiger Beitrag zum Erreichen einer friedlichen Lösung
.
Die dritte Bedingung für die Schaffung eines dauerhaften Friedens und
der Stabilität in der Region ist die Wiederherstellung des
gegenseitigen Vertrauens zwischen den Konfliktparteien. Hier wäre auch
sinnvoll auf Hasspropaganda, Rüstungspolitik und Militärrhetorik zu
verzichten.

Obwohl der Konflikt noch ungelöst ist, entwickeln sich die
Staatlichkeit, Wirtschaft und die demokratischen Institutionen in
Berg-Karabach weiterhin konstant. Darüber hinaus ist die
Menschenrechtslage in Berg-Karabach in vielerlei Hinsicht besser
gestellt als in manchen anerkannten Staaten in der Region.

Seit 1991 fanden fünfmal Präsidentschafts- bzw. Parlamentswahlen und
zahlreiche Kommunalwahlen in Berg-Karabach statt. Eine unabhängige
Gerichtsbarkeit garantiert rechtsstaatliche Normen. Für die Ausübung
der öffentlichen Aktivitäten seitens der Bürgerinnen und Bürger sind
entsprechenden Rechtsgrundlagen geschaffen worden. Eine der größten
Errungenschaften des Landes ist die Freiheit auf freie
Meinungsäußerung. Heutzutage sind mehr als 40 Medien im Printbereich,
Funk und Fernsehen in Berg-Karabach tätig.

Obwohl Berg-Karabach noch international als Teil Aserbaidschans
angesehen wird, ist es trotzdem gelungen, auf dem Weg zur
Selbstbestimmung Unterstützer, wenn auch regionale, zu finden. Als
Beispiel dafür seien die Initiativen zur Unterstützung der
Unabhängigkeit Berg-Karabachs seitens des US-Kalifornischen
Parlaments, der Parlamente von Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine und
Louisiana genannt, die sich in Resolutionen für die Anerkennung der
Unabhängigkeit Berg-Karabachs aussprachen. Ähnliche Beschlüsse fassten
die kommunalen Behörden von Los Angeles und Fresno, sowie Australiens
größtes Bundesland New South Wales.

Berg-Karabach legt einen großen Wert auf bilaterale Zusammenarbeit
zwischen verschiedenen Subjekten kommunaler Selbstverwaltung in Europa
u.a. Diese schafft ein Plattform für die Umsetzung verschiedener
Projekte in den Bereichen von Kultur, Bildung, Sport, Handel usw.
Freundschaftliche Beziehungen sind bereits zwischen den französischen
Städten Les Pennes-Mirabeau und Wien auf der einen Seite und Hadrut
und Martuni seitens Berg-Karabachs, wie auch zwischen den
amerikanischen Städten Highland, Montebello, Los Angeles, Pico Rivera
und den Städten Berdzor, Stepanakert, Schuschi, Karvachar in
Berg-Karabach in Gang gesetzt worden.

Im Jahr 2013 wurde eine Parlamentariergruppe von
Parlamentsabgeordneten Berg-Karabachs und Litauens gebildet. Im
gleichen Jahr wurde ein Freundschaftskreis mit französischen
Senatoren, Parlamentsabgeordneten und anderen Politikern geschlossen.

Die zaghaften Anfänge eines friedlichen Zusammenlebens dürfen nicht
durch drohende kriegerische Maßnahmen, egal von wem sie unternommen
werden, gefährdet werden. Es ist an der Zeit, dass das Prinzip des im
Völkerrecht verankerten Selbstbestimmungsrechts der Völker endlich
auch in Bezug auf die Republik Berg-Karabach seitens der
internationalen Gemeinschaft Geltung erfährt.

Karabakh: John Kerry’s statement was a message to Azerbaijan

14:42, 05.09.2014

STEPANAKERT. – The statement by Secretary of State John Kerry on no
alternative to peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict is a message
to Azerbaijan, spokesperson for Karabakh president said.

Azerbaijan’s conduct has recently become more rude and targeted at
building a fascist state, Davit Babayan told Armenian
News-NEWS.amcommenting on the trilateral meeting held in Wales.
Babayan is convinced that the meeting itself is the most significant
result.

“Sometimes we have wrong perception of the goals of such meetings. We
sometimes think that the result will be a solution, but it is hardly
so. The fact that the statement was made by U.S. Secretary of State is
very important, since the settlement of Azerbaijan-Karabakh conflict
is based on three ideas: first, peaceful settlement that was pointed
out; secondly, restoration of full format of talks; thirdly, full
perception of the situation by Azerbaijan, in particular, that there
can be no return to the past on border issue, and the status of
Nagorno-Karabakh,” he emphasized.

It is clear that Azerbaijan can not accept or refuses to accept the
last two principles – participation of Nagorno-Karabakh and the
imperative of not returning to the past – despite the fact there is
simply no alternative.

The trilateral meeting of Secretary of State John Kerry with Armenian
and Azerbaijani leaders was held on Thursday evening in Newport.

Armenia News – NEWS.am

Nazarbayev humiliated Aliyev – expert

11:20 / 05.09.2014

A year has passed since Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan stated
about intention to enter Customs Union but the process of signing the
document is being postponed. Recently though Russia’s President
Vladimir Putin stated that on October 10 Armenia will become member of
the Eurasian Economic Union. Nyut.am has conducted an interview with
political analyst Levon Melik-Shahnazaryan over the issue.

– Mr. Melik-Shahnazaryan, what conclusions may be made taking into
consideration the developments over the CU, protraction of Armenian
membership? Will this structure function?

– It will. Putin has no issues with Armenia and Armenia has no
problems with Russia over CU. Putin has issues with Kazakhstan and
Belarus. And when our president said that not all are waiting for us,
he was first of all speaking about Kazakhstan.

– Why Kazakhstan has negative attitude toward our membership to this
establishment?

– There are different reasons. First Kazakhstan’s president seeks to
assume the role of the leader of Pan-Turkism. There are three
candidates for this post – Erdogan, Aliyev and Nazarbayev. Speaking
against Armenia’s membership he shows his devotion to pan-Turkism.
Secondly, at the meeting of the CU founding countries’ presidents very
few paid attention that Nazarbayev’s speech was addressed to humiliate
Aliyev. The phrase – there is one who is being excited – is very
offending. He showed the world that he is against Armenia’s membership
and at the same time humiliated Aliyev to raise him. His speech was
first of all addressed to Russia, secondly to Azerbaijan and only in
the third place against us. Armenia has a small role in today’s
Putin-Nazarbayev tensed relations. Putin needs Armenia in these
establishments and Putin needs to have Kazakhstan there as a common
member and not equal to Russia.

– Is it possible to create united establishment in such tensed atmosphere?

– In economic terms yes, in political no. Their economies are so much
inter-connected that they do not have any other way. They may bite
each other, argue but for moving forward the interests of own state
they must cooperate.

– Why Armenia’s membership to these establishments so important for Russia?

– Russia has two contenders in these establishment and if they unite
over this or that issue, Russia’s role decreases. Of course in this
context Russia needs a loyal ally, reliable partner which cannot argue
in economic issues. Secondly, Russia does not want to lose the
territory as in case Russia-Armenia ties are breached Russia’s
southern border will pass through Rostov and Russia understands it
better than we imagine.

– Do you see any grounds for signing Armenia’s membership document to
EEU on October 10 or the process will again be delayed?

– If the issue was between us and them, it would have been easier to
orient but if the issue is between three countries the issue becomes
complicated. It is difficult to say how they will manage to solve the
issues as Nazarbayev is unpredictable person and phenomena. But if
these issues are solved the agreement will be signed.

Yuri Vardanyan’s son found guilty on drug smuggling charges

NEWS | 05.09.14 | 11:07

The court of general jurisdiction of Armenia’s Syunik province on
Thursday found guilty David Vardanyan, the son of Armenia’s current
Ambassador to Georgia, former sports minister and Olympic champion in
weightlifting Yuri Vardanyan on drug smuggling charges.

He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.

Vardanyan, 29, was arrested on the Iran-Armenia border last October.
Police said he was detained while attempting to smuggle drugs at the
border. The son of the state official, however, denied he had
purchased drugs in Iran and smuggled them into Armenia. He claimed he
had bought hashish in Armenian territory, in a town near the border
with Iran and did it for personal use rather than circulation.

French Socialists visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial

13:58 05.09.2014

Members of the Socialist Group of the French National Assembly, who
have arrived in Armenia to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of
Jean-Jaurès (1859-1914), a French politician, Socialist and a friend
of Armenians, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial today.

The delegation lead by Bruno Le Roux, President of the Socialist Group
in French National Assembly, laid a wreath at the memorial to the
Armenian Genocide victims and paid tribute to the memory of the
victims with a minute of silence.

Also, the French delegation visited the Armenian Genocide
Museum-Institute to familiarize with the temporary exhibition.

The delegation comprises Françoise Dumas, Luc Carvounas, Rene Rouquet,
Pascal Popelin, Erwan Binet, Nathalie Nieson, Serge Franceschi, Mourad
Papazian, Harout Mardirossian, Alexis Govciyan, Richard Ananian, Jirig
Gharapetian, Dikran Tchertchian, and Vartan Kaprielian.

On 1897, Jaurès was the only one to raise his voice in the House of
Representatives to denounce the massacre of Armenians. He famously
said: “Humanity cannot live with the corpse of a murdered people in
his basement.”

Armenia’s government allocates 180 hectares for breeding trout in Sevan

YEREVAN, September 5. /ARKA/. Armenia’s government decided to allocate
180 hectares on Sevan Lake coastline for fish farming at its meeting
on Thursday.

The area is located in Lichk and Karchaghbyur villages of Gegharkunik,
the minister of ecology Aramayis Grigoryan said.

The future farm will be managed by Sevani Ishkhan (Sevan Trout) closed
joint stock company and trout will be farmed in the lake. Trout
production is expected to be increased up to 50,000 tons per year by
2023.

The fish farming project assessed at a total of 66 billion drams
(about $162 million) will be implemented by 2023, and 75% of the
produce is to be exported. -0–

Cihan News Agency, Turkey
Sept 3 2014

Construction of Azerbaijani-Turkish gas project set to begin

ISTANBUL – 03.09.2014 18:46:31

The construction of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP),
which is supposed to carry Azerbaijani gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey,
will be launched on Sept. 20 of this year, according to an
announcement by President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an.

ErdoÄ?an met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, President Ilham Aliyev,
in the capital Baku, on his second trip abroad as president on
Wednesday. Speaking at a joint press conference with Aliyev, ErdoÄ?an
highlighted the importance of the project, the start date of which he
announced would be Sept. 20. ErdoÄ?an also said the meeting dealt with
bilateral negotiations on other projects.

ErdoÄ?an mentioned the Nagorno-Karabakh problem in the meeting, saying
that both sides discussed the steps that can be taken on the problem.
The newly elected president stated that the pipeline, which is to be
established to supply Azerbaijani gas to Europe via Turkey, is vital
with regards to the Azerbaijani position in the international energy
industry.

ErdoÄ?an said the groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Sept. 20
with international representatives in attendance.

In December 2013, Azerbaijan and Turkey signed a memorandum of
understanding to establish a consortium to build the TANAP project.

In Search of Community Priorities

Mirror Spectator
Editorial 9-6

By Edmond Y. Azadian

“The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of the
cities, nor the crops — no, but the kind of man the country turns
out.”

The quote above is from Ralph Waldo Emerson, who issued the challenge
to all leaders in charge of running countries or organizations or
guiding communities.

Almost a century after being uprooted from our homeland, have we ever
asked what kind of man or woman our community would turn out? Maybe
the question has weighed heavily on the minds of some leaders but it
does not seem that it has bothered us collectively, as we are paddling
down the stream without concern about our destination.

To say the least, our community has its priorities backwards, yet we
still hope for a positive outcome.

It was quite appropriate for the first Armenian settlers in America to
build churches; the churches have played their role in preserving our
faith and also our identity. However, ironically, the focus on church
building has accelerated, even as the number of potential parishioners
has dwindled. We continue building churches that have empty pews on
Sundays, until we find another role for our houses of worship. Most
have already become centers of civic activities, unrelated to the
faith of the worshipers.

The Armenian Church in America has mostly abandoned its traditional
responsibility of running schools, except for the Prelacy, in both
California and Massachusetts. (The Armenian Catholic Church still
follows the Catholic church’s tradition of founding schools, and in
the US, it has schools in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and California.)

The Armenian day school movement began fairly recently in America and
it has already lost steam for a variety of reasons; some of the
factors affecting the schools are beyond the reach of the community,
whereas others can be helped. The important question is where to draw
the line — to face the manageable factors intelligently and then claim
that we did our best to keep the Armenian schools in operation,
leaving the rest to the course of society’s irreversible currents.

It will be foolhardy to believe that to run an Armenian school in a
globalized society is an easy task. But by the same token, to
surrender responsibility because the challenges are great is not a
choice, either.

The Armenian language is the fundamental ingredient of our identity.
Some highly-motivated individuals will resort to virtual books or
virtual colleges to learn the language, but the rest need to have
access to Armenian schools, where language, history and culture are
taught, but above all, provide an atmosphere that can awaken and
strengthen Armenian consciousness.

In that sense, there is no alternative to the Armenian school; the
alternative is only self-delusion.

To start an Armenian day school can only be done through vision. No
matter how much an Armenian school spends on the material aspects of
education, it will not match nor surpass private or public schools in
the same neighborhood. The Armenian community in the US is affluent
enough to meet the challenges, if it learns to set its priorities in
the right order.

One of those visionaries was Gabriel Injejikian who opened the first
Armenian school in America, to the amazement of the majority of the
Armenians. Many organizations followed suit and today an entire
network of schools is in operation from coast to coast. Most of the
graduates have come to prove that in terms of professional success,
they do not lag behind the graduates of public or private
institutions, despite the scarcity of educational resources in their
respective schools.

Most of the Armenian schools have fallen on hard times. Enrollments at
some schools are declining and in some cases, the quality of the
education is being compromised because of a lack of funds. One of
those schools is the Tekeyan Cultural Association’s Arshag Dickranian
School in Hollywood, Calif., which this September began its 34th
academic year.

The Dickranian School has played a pivotal role in integrating
generations of immigrant Armenians who have become successful citizens
of the US. The school still plays an essential role in the growing
community on the West Coast.

The eponymous late benefactor and his family have generously provided
substantial funding. However, as the school’s enrollment continues to
grow, more resources will be needed to meet basic needs.

Kirk Kerkorian’s Dream Fund today remains the major benefactor of
Armenian schools in California. Kerkorian, a man who did not have the
benefit of attending an Armenian school, believes in the role of that
institution in preserving our heritage.

The same conviction has driven other benefactors to contribute to
Armenian schools because they know they have a stake in building and
preserving Armenian identity.

The Dickranian School is owned and operated by the Tekeyan Cultural
Association. Since its founding, dedicated cadres of educational
leaders and innovators have been running it.

As times get tough, the community has to be sensitized about the needs
and challenges of the school. In the first place, the mobilization of
Tekeyan members and friends will be required to set the pace for the
rest of the community to help the school survive.

As the demographic profile of the community undergoes changes and as
educational tools and methods become more sophisticated and expensive,
they pose new challenges for the leaders who believe in Armenian
education. Instead of giving up, they look to new alternatives. One
such alternative is to have more community involvement in the public
schools, where substantial numbers of Armenian students are enrolled.
That can keep in place the instruction of the Armenian language at the
state’s expense.

The other alternative is to explore the feasibility of charter
schools. The Turks have been ahead of the Armenians by taking
advantage of the possibilities in American educational system and they
have already a network of charter schools founded by Fatullah Gulen in
many states. Although they have abused the system and many Gulenist
charter schools are under investigation in California, Illinois, and
Arizona and in other states, making it harder for other groups to
obtain licensing for new charter schools.

One exemplary school seems to be the Ararat Charter School in the
Valley and others may be on the drawing board. It is embarrassing to
admit that we need to learn from the Turks how to use the system to
our advantage.

When we soberly prioritize our community needs, we see that the school
and language remain at the top of the list, but not at the expense of
dropping other priorities, which have their essential role in
consolidating the Armenian identity.

El Nuevo Herald
Sept 3 2014

Venecia: Akin lleva masacre armenia a la pantalla

By Por JILL LAWLESS
Associated Press

VENICIA, Italia — “The Cut” de Fatih Akin es la primera película de
un director con raíces turcas que aborda un tema que por años ha sido
tabú en ese país: el asesinato en masa de armenios a manos de turcos
otomanos a principios del siglo XX.

La película causó revuelo en Turquía incluso antes de su estreno en el
Festival de Cine de Venecia y el director alemán-turco recibió
críticas y amenazas. Pero Akin insiste en que no es ni un pionero ni
un incitador; simplemente está tratando de destapar el tema.

“Hubo un trauma hace 100 años y, uno sabe esto por análisis
individual, si uno no se enfrenta al trauma jamás se curará”, dijo el
director durante una entrevista en Venecia, donde “The Cut” es una de
las 20 películas que compiten por el León de Oro.

“Creo que lo que cuenta para un individuo cuenta también para la
sociedad”, añadió.

Los historiadores calculan que hasta 1,5 millones de armenios fueron
masacrados por turcos otomanos en 1915, un suceso ampliamente visto
por académicos como el primer genocidio del siglo XX. Turquía niega
que las muertes constituyan genocidio, argumenta que las cifras fueron
infladas y que la gente murió a ambos lados mientras el Imperio
Otomano se desintegraba durante la Primera Guerra Mundial.

La masacre sigue siendo un asunto inflamatorio para los nacionalistas
turcos. Akin y un periódico armenio-turco fueron acosados y amenazados
luego que el realizador dio una entrevista recientemente sobre el
filme.

Pero Akin dijo que Turquía ha comenzado a debatir el asunto más
abiertamente. A principios de este año, el entonces primer ministro
Recep Tayyip Erdogan dijo que el país estaba listo para “confrontar”
los asesinatos étnicos, aunque no usó la palabra genocidio.

“Existe un proceso para analizar este trauma en Turquía y yo soy parte
del proceso”, dijo Akin.

“The Cut” aborda la historia a través de un herrero armenio,
bíblicamente llamado Nazaret e interpretado por el astro de “Un
profeta” Tahar Rahim, que es separado de su familia en medio de los
asesinatos y pasa años buscando a sus hijas por el mundo.

Las críticas en Venicia han sido más artísticas que políticas.

En el guion de Akin y el escritor armenio-estadounidense Mardik Martin
(quien coescribió “Raging Bull” de Martin Scorsese), los personajes
armenios hablan en inglés y los otros en sus propias lenguas. Algunos
críticos opinaron que esto le restaba realismo al filme; otros
sintieron que la actuación de Rahim se vio afectada por la decisión de
enmudecer a Nazaret con un puñal en el cuello demasiado temprano en la
cinta.

Las reseñas negativas lastimaron a Akin, quien sin embargo dijo que el
público más importante será el turco y el armenio.

Rodada en 35 milímetros con lentes especiales para Cinemascope, la
película recuerda visualmente a obras de Sergio Leone y Terrence
Malik, con impresionantes imágenes panorámicas que muestran la sola
figura de Nazaret viajando de Turquía a Siria, Cuba y Estados Unidos.

“Cuando yo estaba leyendo sobre el genocidio y analizándolo, descubrí
muy temprano que el genocidio no es solo sobre matar”, dijo. “También
es sobre la diáspora, la diseminación del folklore armenio por todo el
mundo”.

“Todas mis películas son sobre migración”, añadió Akin, nacido en
Hamburgo de padres turcos en 1973.

Akin ha llamado “The Cut” el último capítulo de una trilogía, “Amor,
Muerte y el Demonio”, cuyas dos primeras entregas, “Contra la pared” y
“A la orilla del cielo”, lidiaban con identidades enredadas y
transcurrían entre Alemania y Turquía.

El director dijo que los tres filmes exploraban su relación con su
tierra ancestral. Ahora está listo para un cambio.

“(Ahora) quiero trabajar con gente rubia llamada Hans que come salchichas”.

AINA Assyrian International News Agency
Sept 3 2014

Genocide of Assyrians, Armenians and Greeks By Turks and Kurds Was Islamic

Posted 2014-09-03 06:44 GMT

The perpetrators of the Turkish genocide of Armenians and other
Christians at the beginning of the 20th century did not act out of
concern for some nation state but simply behaved as mandated by their
bloodthirsty god. Armenpress reports that this was published by the
Turkish poet Serkan Engin in the article titled “Genocide in the name
of Allah”. The article with Genocide-describing photos was published
in the Dispatch International website.

Serkan Engin writes: “The wholesale extermination of Armenians,
Assyrians, Chaldeans, Nestorians and Pontian Greeks during World War I
has been aptly described as “Christian genocides”. The perpetrators of
these massive atrocities were Muslim Turks and Kurds spurred on by the
Turkish Ottoman government.

Sometimes these genocides are explained by the nationalism of the
Ottoman government led by supposedly progressive Union and Progress
Organization. However, those who actually did the killing – the
predatory bands of the “Secret Organization” (in Turkish: Teskilati
Mahsusa) – were not motivated by national concerns but found their
justification in Islam.

Islam permits all Muslims to kill and rape every non-Muslim and to
grab all their money and property. The Turks and Kurds who killed
their own non-Muslim neighbors, forced their women and little girls to
become sex slaves and took all they owned had no awareness of the
“nationalism” propagated by their commanders, the leaders of the Union
and Progress Organization. The Turks and Kurds who took part in the
Armenian, Assyrian, Chaldean, Nestorian and Pontian Greek genocides
and massacred innocent human being with pleasure, did not do it for
the sake of “Turkish nationalism”. They were simple farmers,
describing themselves as “Muslims”, not as “Turks” or “Kurds”.

The massacres ordered by the leaders of the Union and Progress
Organization were a gift to the Turks who had lived as predators for
two thousand years, and only turned to agriculture and the breeding of
livestock after their arrival in what is modern-day Turkey in the 11th
century CE. The Ottoman government now offered them the chance to
pillage and take revenge on their supposedly “rich” non-Muslim
neighbors.

The same applied to the Kurds, who like their Turkish co-religionists
lacked the ability, aptitude and historical experience to master any
job outside agriculture and livestock breeding, were only too happy to
join in slaughter and pillage of non-Muslims.

Muslim Turks and Kurds tore their non-Muslim neighbors to pieces with
the appetite and ferocity of hyenas. They showed no mercy and in fact
gloated over their misdeeds. They seized all the houses and stores of
the non-Muslims. They took non-Muslim women as sex slaves or domestic
slaves in their “harems” – in fact as their “booty” as is mandated in
the rules of Islam. And they sold some of these women and girls at the
slave bazaars for a bit of money.

The perpetrators of these terrible crimes didn’t feel any
self-reproach. On the contrary, they were very happy, because their
misdeeds made them more worthy of Allah, the god of Islam. These
disgusting massacres made them better Muslims moved them closer to the
Islamic heaven with its houris [the 72 virgins in paradise promised to
obedient Muslim men, ed.] ready for group sex and its rivers of kevser
wines [i.e., non-alcoholic, halal-compliant wine, ed.].

They were at peace because they were obeying the laws of Allah and the
government.

They raped tiny girls and women, slaughtered the innocent, burned
children alive and massacred millions of non-Muslims – all in
accordance with Islam, the religion of “peace”.

Because their Allah is merciless towards the disbelievers”.

Facts

In 1913, the Turkish Ottoman government of the supposedly liberal
Committee of Union and Progress initiated a program of forcible
Turkification of non-Turkish minorities. Starting in 1915 the
government turned to deliberate extermination of indigenous and
Christian ethnic groups – Assyrians, Greeks, Armenians, Chaldeans and
Nestorians. Most well known is the wholesale slaughter and destruction
of the Armenian Christians living in what is modern-day Turkey. It is
estimated that between 1 and 1,5 million Armenians were killed. In
1943 the Armenian holocaust inspired the Polish-American lawyer
Raphael Lemkin to coin the term “genocide” to define the planned and
systematic extermination of entire nations or ethnic groups.

The genocides ordered by the Turkish government and perpetrated by
Turkish and Kurdish Muslims are accepted as fact by serious Western
historians but are till this day strenuously denied by the Turkish
authorities.