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Turkey鈥檚 Armenians under pressure

Nagorno Karabakh triggers tension between Turks and Turkish Armenians in Istanbul

The Nagorno Karabakh conflict has put Turkey鈥檚 Armenian community in a predicament. The disputed territory is an Armenian-populated enclave inside Azerbaijan controlled by separatist Armenians. Turkey backs Azerbaijan while Armenia backs the separatists. But beneath these allegiances lie even deeper divisions that affect ethnic Armenians in Turkey. 大象传媒 Turkish journalist Esra Yalcinalp helps unpick this knotty issue.

My home town: Kigali
Felin Gakwaya of 大象传媒 Great Lakes takes us home to Rwanda's capital Kigali.

Sent back to Ghana
Being 'sent home' is a frequent threat for many first generation children of West African parents. Mark Wilberforce of 大象传媒 Africa was 'sent back' to Ghana, his parents' native country, when they felt his behaviour was getting out of hand in the UK. He tells us how he felt about it then and now.

Image: Turkish car rallies support Azerbaijan
Credit: Turkish woman waves Azeri flag in pro-Azerbaijan car rally in Istanbul

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