Hidden Armenian: I live as a Muslim, but don’t reject my identity
More hidden Armenians living in Turkey unveil their identities. Hidden Armenians live in Turkey as Sunni Muslims and Kurdish Alevis, “Ermenihaber.am” writes.
Gaffur Tyurkay from Diyarbekir found out at the age of 15 that his name was Ohanyan.
“I live as a Muslim, but I don’t reject my history and culture. I’d like to learn my mother tongue,” Gaffur said.
He says Christian Armenians underestimate Muslim Armenians: “As if we had any choice. Armenian must join round their ethnic origins not religion.”