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The Simon and Hripsime Cihanyan Story

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February 4th 2014
The Simon and Hripsime story was not as violent and depressing as the other stories. Simon was a well educated man from Zara, Sivas, Turkey. Because of his education, he and his wife, Hripsime, were able to survive. They were not part of the deportation and execution as the rest of the Armenians. However, Simon knew what was happening to the Armenians. Before the decision of not sending him, he ha ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Eastern Anatolia » Sivas

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more