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Contents 1 Comments 1.1 Merger 1.2 Eskişehir 1.3 Kudos to the authors thus far

[edit] Comments

[edit] Merger

Merger of Arapgir with Arabkir has been proposed. I think that the District article, Arapgir, will develop and that the town article can already stand by itself. I see no need to merge. --Bejnar 06:00, 31 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Eskişehir

Hello, I saw the discussion here about Arabkir and I thought I'd clear something up. When the old article says that "The present town was built at a comparatively recent date; but about 2 miles north-east is the old town, now called Eskişehir ...", the Eskişehir has no connection to the city and province of Eskişehir in western Anatolia. Since Eskişehir means "old city", you can find this name in a number of places around Turkey. I assume that this sentence is correct for Arapgir but the wikilink was not. Xemxi 09:42, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Ok I added the information thanks for clearfying. ROOB323 20:24, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

Just to add, I've found the following from the "VirtualANI messageboard":

In the "new" town that is, which only dates from the mid-19th century. The ruins of medieval Arapkir (now called Eskisehir) are a few miles away from the current settlement and there may still be the ruins of an Armenian church there.

Khoikhoi 04:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Kudos to the authors thus far

I am a descendant of people from Arapgir, and I am pleased with this article. It is honest while at the same time clear about the terrible atrocities that happened there.

There are a few Armenians left in Arapgir, and they have to live a crypto-Armenian existence.--Jackkalpakian 23:38, 8 October 2007 (UTC)