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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Turkish Armenians hope for new era

"Turkish Armenians hope for new era
By Jonathan Gorvett in Istanbul

There are 60,000 to 70,000 Armenians in Istanbul

With news of growing rapprochement between Armenia and Turkey, one community that has been watching this process with a mixture of both hope and trepidation is the Armenian community of Istanbul.

Numbering between 60,000 to 70,000, these are the last descendants of a community that once numbered millions throughout the territory of Turkey's predecessor, the Ottoman Empire."

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