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Patriarch Mutafyan complains of nationalism - Turkish Daily News Apr 21, 2006

"Patriarch Mutafyan complains of nationalism
Friday, April 21, 2006

ANKARA - Turkish Daily News

Both Turks and Armenians need to distance themselves from the narrow window of nationalism and racism, Turkish Armenian Patriarch Mesrob Mutafyan stated yesterday at a symposium held in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri.

Delivering a speech at the symposium titled �The Art of Living Together in the Ottoman Society: The Case of Turkish-Armenian Relations� and hosted by Erciyes University, Mutafyan complained of re-enactment demonstrations held in Anatolia marking the liberation of several provinces during the War of Independence. During those re-enactments, Ottoman Armenians are usually portrayed as traitors and are killed by Turks."

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