“Only when they turn their churches into mosques will he understand what Erdogan is aiming for” – World

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Turkey’s involvement in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict evokes grim memories among Armenians. “Only when they turn their churches in Europe into mosques will they realize what Erdogan is looking for!” An Armenian doctor warned Deutsche Welle.

Armenia and Azerbaijan are fighting fiercest battles over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. More and more civilians died in the fighting. The capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Stepanakert, was again attacked, with power outages and other cities in the region. Baku accuses Armenia of attacking the Azerbaijani city of Ganja. The destroyed houses can be seen in videos of the city of 330,000 people posted on the Internet.

“Turkey reminds them of a historical nightmare”

The capital of Armenia is preparing for a real war, reports the newspaper “The Welt” in its report from Yerevan: citizens collect aid for soldiers, donate blood, enlist in the army. Armenia is in the grip of an unprecedented wave of solidarity and unity, the newspaper said, explaining: “The reason for this is not just in the attack on sworn enemy Azerbaijan, which has been trying to take over the region inhabited mainly by Armenians for 30 years”. According to him, the euphoria of the Armenians and their willingness to help are mainly due to the fact that Turkey plays a key role in this conflict, reminding them of a historical nightmare: the Turkish genocide of the Armenian population during the Ottoman Empire in 1915. “This is a collective trauma that has been passed down from generation to generation and has now been rekindled by the war in Nagorno-Karabakh,” De Welt said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told the German newspaper Bild that the case was no longer a regional security issue: “This is also due to the fact that mercenaries and terrorists from Syria, hired by Turkey, have turned up in Nagorno-Karabakh. . fight on the side of Azerbaijan. ” According to Pashinyan, Turkey is seeking the resurgence of the Ottoman Empire and, in the current situation around Nagorno-Karabakh, sees “the result of the imperialist policy of Turkish President Erdogan.”

“When they turn their churches into mosques …”

The Welt newspaper, in turn, recalls the ancient battles over Nagorno-Karabakh and notes that Ankara has never been so active in the Caucasus conflict.

This commitment by Turkey reawakens the historical trauma of the Armenians, the publication commented, citing an Armenian doctor who said: “We are fighting here not only for Armenia, but also for you, in Europe. You obviously have not yet understood what they are. the objectives of “Turkey and Erdogan. Only when they turn their churches into mosques will they understand! “He warned.