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The original was posted on /r/armenia by /u/DasIstMeinRedditName on 2024-11-08 14:01:55+00:00.
Hi everyone,
I'm a Turkish dissident filming a documentary on the Turkish theft of Liwa Iskenderun, the subsequent exodus of Armenians, and the Turkey-backed targeting of Armenians during the war in Syria. I have been to Iskenderun several times for this, as well as spending some time in Lebanon, where I got to meet some people from Iskenderun/Musa Ler living in Tripoli, Beyrouth and La Bekaa. Obviously, though, with the inordinate Israeli aggression in Lebanon, it's not feasible to go there for interviews anytime soon, so I'm moreso looking to interview diaspora people. If anyone is interested in an interview (ideally filmed or audio-recorded, your face doesn't have to be shown) on the following topics:
-memory of the 1939 exodus from Iskenderun/Musa Ler in collective memory of Armenians/your family story about it (don't have to be from there, if you can speak to the impact of it and what happened that works)
-the reception of 1939 Iskenderun refugees in Syria and Lebanon and how they rebuilt their lives
-Kessab after the occupation in 1939 and how that impacted it
-the deliberate targeting by Turkish-backed groups of Kessab and Aleppo Armenian communities
-the scale of the horrors in Deir el-Zor and the Arab community taking in the Armenians
The goal of this documentary is to de-brainwash Turks, so I've picked these topics to try and address many Turkish talking points I've heard repeated over and over. I am currently located in Canada, will move to Marseille next year, can travel to the US/Europe for interviews as needed. Any help would be much appreciated - Thank you!