This article reminds me of an Armenian telling me once that the Turks made his family change their Armenian surname into a Turkish surname.
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VAN, Turkey (A.W.)—The Van Metropolitan Municipal Council restored the old names of 704 neighborhoods, Turkish newspapers reported.
Sign in Armenian in the town of Edremit in Van (Photo by Khatchig Mouradian)
The municipality has said that it will use these old names in its official documents. In each local municipality research was conducted to identify the old names of the neighborhoods.
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Armenian and Kurdish Village Names Restored in Van - Armenian Weekly
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By Weekly Staff on December 24, 2014 in Featured, Headline, News // 2 Comments //
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VAN, Turkey (A.W.)—The Van Metropolitan Municipal Council restored the old names of 704 neighborhoods, Turkish newspapers reported.
Sign in Armenian in the town of Edremit in Van (Photo by Khatchig Mouradian)
The municipality has said that it will use these old names in its official documents. In each local municipality research was conducted to identify the old names of the neighborhoods.
Continue reading at:
Armenian and Kurdish Village Names Restored in Van - Armenian Weekly
