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Former Agos Editor Calls for Large-Scale Investigation of Istanbul Attacks

Aris Nalcı, a former editor of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, has called on Turkish authorities to launch a large-scale investigation into the recent spate of attacks against Armenian women in Istanbul.

An article in yesterday’s Today's Zaman states that Nalcı doesn't think these successive assaults in Samatya are isolated incidents at all; adding that he believes they are organized.

 “The Police Department states these incidents are unrelated, but they generally say such things in similar incidents in order not to unsettle people. I think a climate of fear is being created in the neighborhood,” Nalcı noted.  

Four attacks against elderly Armenian women in the Samatya neighborhood of İstanbul's Fatih district have occurred within the past two months.   One of the woman, 85 year-old Maritsa Küçük, was attacked in her apartment on Dec. 28, 2012. She was brutally killed after being stabbed seven times.

Today’s Zaman reports that it spoke with Antranik Yontan, an Armenian living in the Samatya neighbourhood. Yontan told the newspaper that Armenians have stopped speaking Armenian and that elderly Armenian women are now afraid of going to the local Armenian church.

“A climate of fear is prevalent around the neighborhood among the Armenian communities,” Yontan said.

Comments (3)

Hetq
Correction noted, thanks.
Suren
Maybe you can investigate into who the real editor of Agos is? Todays Zaman messed up.
Bolsahay
Elucidate please?

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