YEREVAN. – Crimea’s Turkification campaign is launched in Turkey, with participation by the historians and the media, Armenian turkologist Andranik Ispiryan noted at a press conference on Monday.

In Ispiryan’s words, Turkey has actively joined the informational and propaganda activities on the developments in Ukraine, and with a variety of manipulation and misinformation on Crimea. 

The turkologist stated that the Turkish press has started calling the Crimean Tatars as Crimean Turks, and Crimea, as a Turkish homeland.  

“Famous Turkish historians, who claim that those living in Crimea are [actually] Kipchak Turks, also are engaged in the Turkification campaign launched by the [Turkish] media,” Ispiryan stated.

Commenting on the presence of the Russian navy in Crimea, Andranik Ispiryan argued that Turkey perceives this as a threat against the security of Turkey, especially of Istanbul, the Bosphorus, and the Dardanelles.