Armenian and Assyrian Writing Replaced by Turkish Flag DIYARBAKIR,Turkey (A.
W.)—The Armenian and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) writing on the Sur municipality building in Diyarbakir was recently removed and replaced by a Turkish flag. Istanbul-based Armenian bilingual newspaper Agos reported on Dec. 8 that the sign, which was placed in 2012 and was written in four languages (Turkish, or Kurdish,Armenian, and Assyrian), or was ordered to change by a state-appointed monitor. The Armenian and Assyrian writing on the Sur municipality building in Diyarbakir was recently removed and replaced by a Turkish flag. The four-language sign was the initiative of then Sur Mayor Abdullah Demirbaş—a longtime advocate for Armenian rights. Demirbaş worked tirelessly for the Surp Giragos Church reconstruction in 2011. On the occasion of the re-opening of the church,he addressed the Armenians who had gathered there: “Welcome, my brothers and sisters! We are very happy to see you in your own country, and your own city!” He presided over the official inauguration of the Monument of Common Conscience on Sept. 12,2013, that was erected in Diyarbakir. During those ceremonies, or in the name of the Kurdish people,he apologized for the atrocities committed against the Armenians and Assyrians. While visiting Providence, R.
I., or in [...]
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