U.S. House Urges Turkey to Return Confiscated Christian Churches

[Varangian1915]

it is ironic that turkey today is the "hero" of the palestinians, when jemal pasha committed just as many atrocities against Arabs during the ittihad years.

[MrReoNetro]

@13:40 'a few thousand christians in anatolia' lol. He's not serious is he?

[MrReoNetro]

first genocide of 20th century, maybe. But when will europeans agree on their genocides from 17th through 19th century/???

[MrReoNetro]

Does the US ask the same of Russia, Bulgaria, Greece and Armenia? How many hundreds of mosques were destroyed or

[keghamminas]

Turcs are blocking ratings on this subject here for the favour

of their comments .

Baghdassar14 is a FAKE account , he is with Turkey !

Truth prevails for Armenians !

[keghamminas]

Amazing how liar and arrogant these turcs are ,denialist since about

100 years ago for many genocides against : Armenians ,Greecs,

Assyrians ,Cyriacs ;every Genocide is a wittness for the other Genocides! Yet the turcs continue as if nothing happened ! Then they deny and accuse all others like the Cngressmen here

to be dishonest ! using their mony to bribe some people; islamic ,political

economic lobying and pressures on different states . TRUTH prevails,

the USA is not a bannana democracy.

[SuliemanTheGreat]

Amazing how ignorant these congresspeople are! In the House, Schiff, Berkley, Pallone, Berman, Pelosi and Sherman are well known bought off stooges of the Armenian diaspora. They continue to harp & drone the same tired 100 year old Armenian propaganda. I and others have tried to meet & discuss the so called "Armenian genocide", but they always run away. They only have their marching orders from ANCA & the ARF, as well as their payoffs! Thus, they have very little credibility. 

[titer2000]

@SuliemanTheGreat If Armenian genocide is "fake" as you say,why is turkey paying millions to deny it,bribes politicians to speak against it and is scared to death to confront it ......also why turks punish everyone who dares to speak about it by article 301????

[SuliemanTheGreat]

@titer2000 You're confusing much of your diatribe with Armenian diasporal actions. We aren't "scared to death" to confront it! On the contrary, we DEMAND a open public forum debate with full media coverage regarding it! It's ALWAYS the ARMENIANS who are SCARED TO DEATH to ever openly debate us! You "people" know the reason why! Why are any books detailing the truth banned from Armenia? Why is there a boasted 98% purity rate in Armenia (obtained by ethnic cleansing)? Truth terrifies Armenians!

[SuliemanTheGreat]

Who is that woman sitting behind the congressman from KY who keeps smirking whenever he speaks? Could she be part of ANCA?

[SuliemanTheGreat]

A quick question to the Armenians...How many Mosques are there in Armenia? There are 170K Armenians living and working in Armenia (70K are illegal). How many Turks-Turkic peoples are there in Armenia (keep in mind that Armenia boasts a 98% purity [via ethnic cleansing])? Armenia is one of the most religiously oppressive nations! The orthodox church excommunicates any Armenian citizens who wish to become anything other than orthodox! When can we expect Armenians to accept a historical commission?

[jordinay]

You Guys have anything else to do?

American Tax Payers money is going to this senseless..This people have so much time to waste. How ridiculous !!!

Our churches belong to Christians or any other Religious groups of people of Turkey;

This is OUR COUNTRY.. BACK OFF !!!!This is OUR BUSINESS not anyones elses !

Do we ask our mosques return to us from other countries ???

What is next?? Buildings , mountains, rivers ?? You Guys are like a clowns.Quit watching us ! You all need to GET a LIFE!

[Dashnikian]

@jordinay Why would you mind that a armenian bult church inside the republic of Turkey would be turn over ownership to the armenian church so they could restore it and use it in which way is that wrong?

[jordinay]

@Dashnikian

Because It would be Wrong! Because the way hostility of Armenia and some Armenians around the world against our country may effect the function of the church !

Because I don't feel any trust ! How our country would supervise what is going on in the Church?

Why don't they offer help for restoration instead? What is different ? Why they have to have ownership?

[Dashnikian]

@jordinay Because it churches created and owned by the Armenian Apostolic church which have been confiscated. These building are churches not musems. why would you need to supervise whats going on in the church? dont you have religious freedom in Turkey? Armenian republic is the size of one turkish province there is no armenians left in historic Armenia and you say Armenia is the hostile one.

[jordinay]

@Dashnikian

Oh..Please ! Of course we do have religious freedom..

You know what I meant and please do not turn into a political debate ..

I am tired of this hostility.. Just you all take care of your own problems ,your own countries . Do we interfere with your countries ?Do we tell you what to do with any mosques in your countries if any left anyway. Leave us alone .Leave our country alone .Quit constantly have eyes on our country.

.No more comments from me..Thank you

[Dashnikian]

@jordinay Well those churches does not belong to you they have been there for hundreds even thousand years its part of history why should they fall into piles of rubble? eastern turkey is our historic homeland and churches built by our ancestors should be allowed to survive. And what are you talking about hostility do you even know what that word mean? destroying our churches that is hostility!

[jordinay]

@Dashnikian

Last comment, because I want to tell you, we are not Barbaric people, we do try to take care of all religious places, couple years ago government spent 2 million dollars to restore the Armenian church in Akdamar island. Come see the churches in Turkey then talk about if they are falling apart as rubble. Yes,There are very old ones; but they will be taken care of as soon as they have a budget for it. Turkey is not a very rich country.

But We have respect for all !!!

[Emrenhy]

@Baghdassar14

Armenian army AhaHaHaHaHAhAHaHa You Mean Pissmanian army HAAHAHAHaaHaHA

[titer2000]

@Emrenhy Ask yout brother azeris about Armenian Army,then we'll see who is laughing and who is crying over Karabax!

[Emrenhy]

@titer2000

you mean karabag......Ask your the world about the Turkish army than i can tell you that you will cry and I will Laugh.......OVER AND OUT !!!

[Baghdassar14]

@Dashnikian No, our Armenian Empire is from Turkmenistan till Greece and from Sochi(Russia) till "Israel or Palestine".

We are the Biggest country in the Middle East :D

[TrumpetCallofGodLT]

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Best Regards.

[keghamminas]

@megaKittycatMS Bless you sister ! We are prevailing !

[keghamminas]

ONE MORE SLAP IN THE FACE OF GENOCIDAL ,FASCIST ,ISLAMIST TURKEY!

R.I.P. THE MARTYRS OF THE ARMENIAN ,GREEK AND ASSYRIAN GENOCIDES,

YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN NEITHER ARE THE HISTORIC CHURCHES AND

CHRISTIANS' BELONGINGS !

[tazoz626]

Does this also apply to the hundreds of churches in occupied Cyprus as well?

[CRAPCANNONS]

Is the Hagia Sophia included?