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We want to ask You why the Government, that does care about religious values, does not allow installing a cross on the dome of that church, and thus questions its sincerity to allow the liturgy on September 19? Is our prayer or the dome cross a threat to Your country? How can this happen in the XXI century in a country, which is a member to the Council of Europe and wishes to access the European Union?' a group of young people from Armenia and Europe who study the history of Asia Minor wrote a letter to Turkish PM Recep Tayip Erdogan.    

“Arriving at Akhtamar, we experienced the rude and crude attitude of the Turkish policemen. Just in front of the eyes of many tourists from different corners of the world, the police pulled us out from the church like being scared of our sonorous prayer. We had even been deprived of lighting a candle as we usually do in the Armenian Apostolic Church. That has happened only few weeks before September 19, when Your Government is set to allow serving an Armenian liturgy as a showoff to the whole world,” children's letter reads.

She said the letter is already sent and that they hope they will get an answer to it. The copy of the letter will be sent to the representatives of foreign organizations and embassies.