PRESS BULLETIN
28.05.2015
 
KAMP ARMEN’S TITLE DEED HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED 
Kamp Armen Solidarity Initiative has been on the watch for 23 days against the demolition of the Armenian orphanage in Tuzla “Kamp Armen”, demanding the orphanage’s return to Armenian people. The Solidarity made a written announcement yesterday declaring that the title deed transfer had not yet been actualized as promised and that they would continue their struggle.
 

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Only a few days ago was it announced in several newspieces that the title deed of Kamp Armen would finally be returned to the Gedikpaşa Armenian Protestant Church Foundation, the original owner of the orphanage. Kamp Armen Solidarity Initiative, which has been on the watch for 23 days in Kamp Armen, has recently announced that no actual steps were taken so far to realize the title deed transfer as promised.
 
Kamp Armen Solidarity made an announcement, entitled “Stop Fooling Around! Return Kamp Armen to its Real Owners Now!” and declared, “We have been saying the same thing from day one. Kamp Armen shall be returned to the Armenian people now without any conditions! We will not allow for any more delay tactics; we stand against the postponement of the title deed transfer for another 10 or 15 days, or until the end of elections. The State, which confiscated our camp 31 years ago, must return it to us immediately.”
 
Kamp Armen Solidarity underlined that they would continue their fight until the title deed transfer has been carried out. The Solidarity calls everyone to show their support for Kamp Armen.
 
* The press statement of Kamp Armen:
 
Faced with more than 30 years of injustice, our struggle against the eventual demolition of Camp Armen, the orphanage built with the hands of Armenian orphans, has been continuing for 22 days. Those who tried to demolish the orphanage with bulldozers 22 days ago claim that it will eventually be returned to Armenian people and keep telling lies about how the site is im​portant and precious to them.
We keep saying the same thing from the very first day: Camp Armen should be returned to Armenian people now, without any conditions and without any restrictions! We will not allow for any more delay tactics; we stand against further postponement of the title deed transfer for another 10 or 15 days, or until the end of elections. The State, which confiscated our camp 31 years ago, must return it to us immediately.
The only power stopping those bulldozers from coming to our door again tomorrow morning is our resistance; but now, they try to create the false impression that “the camp has been finally returned” just to break our resistance. We will take Camp Armen! We will take it with our solidarity that is growing stronger everyday. We will take it despite all those efforts to deceive people with tricks of perception management. We will take it without being disheartened at any point! We will take it by repairing those demolished walls with our own hands! We will take it with our resistance!
We hereby declare again that we will continue our resistance until the deed is justly transferred and until Camp Armen is returned to Armenian people. We invite all peoples to come to Camp Armen and to strengthen our resistance!