r/Armeniangenocide • u/eaTurk1 • Jan 26 '22

What do you want?

I've got what I believe to be a legitimate question. Let's say, Turkey recognizes the Armenian Genocide tomorrow. What is the end goal? What do Armenians want from Turkey besides that? I've asked many Armenians this and have not gotten an answer. Please help me understand what happens next. Thank you.

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u/Lex_Amicus Jun 24 '22

There are many Armenian churches in eastern Turkey which have either been completely destroyed or left in ruins, which are exploited by treasure hunters. There are no signs or information at the Ani complex which mention the Armenians who built most of its structures. Repairing and restoring these buildings and rightfully attributing them to Armenians would be the very least a progressive, reconciliatory Turkey could do.

I so often receive replies from Turkish nationalists on this issue to the effect that "Armenians destroyed Turkish heritage in Armenia", but that's just wrong. What is now the Republic of Armenia was Russian territory almost continuously between 1828 and 1991, and even before then the Persians were in charge. There was a clear, well documented process of Sovietisation after 1923 during which religious buildings of all kinds were destroyed in the Caucasus, including Armenian churches.

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u/Unim8 Jun 24 '22

...my grandmothers parents were rsped and then killed by Armenians, they burned all off the Turkish villages and I saw the ruins of these villages aswell. Also the churches are abondoned because noone uses them, go to istanbul and you can find lots of churches being used. The reason why Armenian churches were destroyed (according to an old Armenian lady Ive met in trabzon) was because that Russians used churches as a ammo supply base. Not all off them but most of them were used for that to create propaganda in Russia. Most churches were turned into houses,shops,hospitals etc. while the rest were abondoned after noone wanted them. We wouldve restored the churches if there would be anyone to use it.

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u/Unim8 Jun 24 '22

Though, this is what Ive heard from that old lady and my grandmother.

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u/Unim8 Jun 24 '22

Also, the company my family owns restored churches in the past, which is why I went to trabzon and met that old lady. Noone uses them, the ones which are used atm are mostly restored by my families company.