PERMISSION OF TURKISH SECRET SERVICES NEEDED FOR ASCENDING MOUNT ARARAT
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 18 2006
ISTANBUL, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Henceforth special
permission of Turkish Secret Services is needed for ascending Mount
Ararat. The Turkish authorities put forward this demand after American
Armenian students hoisted the Armenian flag on the Ararat peak.
According to Marmara’s report, a protocol on Ararat was signed
among Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Headquarters
leadership, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Turkish Secret Services.
According to this protocol, those wishing to ascend Mount Ararat
should present the respective application at least two months ago and
in the circumstance of persons of foreign nationalities they should
get a permission from Turkish Secret Services.
Those ascending Mount Ararat will be prohibited to implement a
scientific study on the mountain. They should say that they ascend
the mountain just for the purpose of mountaineering and tourism and
after getting a permission they should buy the necessary instruments
that should be checked during the descent.