TURKEY VENTS ITS POLITICAL AMBITIONS AGAINST ARMENIANS AND KURDS ON
NAMES OF ANIMALS
YEREVAN, MARCH 7. ARMINFO. “Corrections” of the Latin names of wild
animals by Turkish authorities are nothing but political games,
Armenian Nature Protection Minister Vardan Ayvazyan informs ARMINFO
commenting on the instruction of the Turkish Ministry for Environment
and Forest Economy Protection on liquidation of adjectives from the
names of a number animals bearing any relations to Kurdistan and
Armenia.
In particular, Turkish Mass Media reports that in conformity with
instructions of the Turkish authorities, the red fox more known as
“Kurdistani fox” will be called just red fox, moufflon. Besides,
“wild Armenian sheep” has been renamed into “wild sheep of Anatolia.”
The Armenian roe deer will be called just roe deer from now and on.
According to Turkish Mass Media, Head of the Department for
Protection of Nature and National Parks of Turkey Professor Kemal
Yalinkilich stated that the scientific names of these wild animals
were changed “within the interests of the country”. “At present some
strange games are wages with respect to our country. A number of
persons use the names of representatives of our fauna in order to
emphasize that Kurds and Armenians lived here. Changing the names of
these animals, we have put an end to these games,” the professor
said.
Commenting on this statement, Vardan Ayvazyan pointed out that the
political problems were not solved by combating Latin names. the
minister said adding that it is Turks who have waged “these strange
games” for the last five centuries.