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The harassment of Armenians in Turkey has increased after Pope Francis’ recent statement, in which he recognized the Armenian Genocide.

Following the statement, an Armenian family, which lives in Dumluyan village of Ceyhan District of Turkey’s Adana (i.e. Cilicia) Province, is facing the problem of subsistence, reported T24.com of Turkey.

After this statement, the governor of Ceyhan cut the social benefits of the family of Vannis Cetinyan—who had praised the Pope’s aforesaid statement—saying, “Go get [social] assistance from the Armenian diaspora!”

And the fellow villagers, in their turn, refuse to rent the agricultural machinery belonging to this family.

All this, however, did not worry Vannis Cetinyan, who asserted that there will be no peace unless Turkey recognizes the Armenian Genocide.

He noted that the family is being pressured by the villagers, and their children are called “infidel” and “enemy” at school. 

“[But] no one can deny the Genocide,” Cetinyan said, and added: “Nothing has changed [in this regard in Turkey] since 1915.”

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