Sunday, April 23, 2006

Friends and foes, Turks and Armenians - Turkish Daily News Apr 23, 2006

"Friends and foes, Turks and Armenians
Sunday, April 23, 2006

YÜKSEL SÖYLEMEZ

My grandfather's father Ali Teymur Fenni Efendi was from Erzurum in eastern Turkey. According to the memoirs of his son Ali Kemali Paşa, 'He had a very good Armenian friend, Agop Efendi, who always stood by his side and lent him money when he needed it.' This was at the beginning of the 19th century."

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