Armenians in Germany

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Armenians in Germany are ethnic Armenians who live in the Federal Republic of Germany . According to estimates, a total of 50,000 to 80,000 Armenians live in Germany, mainly in North Rhine-Westphalia between the cities of Cologne and Düsseldorf , in Hesse (mainly in Frankfurt am Main ) and Hamburg . There is a strong Armenian community in Berlin (around 2,000 people) and Munich . The largest Armenian community in Germany is located in Cologne with over 5,000 members. In addition, it is estimated that there could be up to 300,000 crypto Armenians in Germany . In addition to their mother tongue, Armenian, the Armenians mostly have a very good command of the German language .

Armenians in Berlin protest on the 100th Genocide Remembrance Day for Germany's recognition of it

immigration

Like most of the Armenians in the Diaspora , most of the Armenians immigrated to Germany after the genocide of the Armenians in 1915/16 . Others came later as they fled conflicts in Iran ( Islamic Revolution ), Azerbaijan ( Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ), and Lebanon ( Lebanese civil war ). The nationalist persecution of Armenians in Turkey provided an additional surge in migration . After the Second World War , many Soviet Armenians , especially former prisoners of war , fled to Germany's American zone of occupation . While some stayed there only temporarily, others settled and formed a base for later asylum seekers, for example from Turkey .

history

Even in the Middle Ages, the Armenian population in the various German territories and principalities was very small. In neighboring Poland-Lithuania , on the other hand, there were larger Armenian communities in important trading cities, especially in the cities of Danzig and Thorn in the north . In the course of several partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century, areas with an Armenian minority also came under Prussian control. In the course of the Napoleonic conquests, the Prussian territory shrank again, but after the Congress of Vienna in 1815 it was able to expand again at the expense of Poland. In the historical-statistical overview of all provinces and parts of the Prussian monarchy from 1820, for example, it is reported that "in the eastern provinces" of Prussia, Armenians would also live, but "in scattered residences [...] without forming their own communities ".

A few well-known Germans as early as the 19th and 20th centuries had (in part) an Armenian descent. These include the Orientalist Friedrich Carl Andreas (1846-1920), whose father came from an Armenian small princely family, and his family name Bagratuni took off, or the co-founder of Tchibo -Konzerns Carl Tchilinghiryan (1910-1987), whose Armenian father in Aydın in West Turkey was born. There is already an Armenian ancestry legend for the early 18th century: According to a baptism certificate, the founder of the Bavarian aristocratic family Aretin , Johann Baptist Christoph Aroution Caziadur, is said to be the son of the Armenian petty prince Baldazar Caziadur, who fled the Persians, and his wife Gogza from the house of the Prince of Qarabagh , born in Constantinople.

The first Armenian organization in Germany was the Armenian Colony of Berlin , founded around 1923. By 1975, Armenian associations were established in Hamburg , Berlin , Cologne , Frankfurt am Main , Stuttgart and Munich . In the 1980s, other associations were founded in Bremen , Braunschweig , Bielefeld , Duisburg , Neuwied , Bonn , Hanau , Eppingen , Nuremberg , Kehl and other places throughout Germany.

There are currently over 25,000 naturalized Armenians and 15,000 asylum-seekers living in the Federal Republic of Germany. They focus on Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , many of whom are Armenian asylum seekers who come directly from Armenia and for whom the Armenian Apostolic Church provides services, baptisms, Bible readings and community help. The Diocese of Germany bears the cost of assisting the Armenians from post-Soviet Armenia and regards these services as part of its mission.

Germany and the Armenian Genocide

On June 2, 2016, the German Bundestag passed the cross-party resolution “Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of the Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916” with one vote against and one abstention. The Bundestag also regretted the “inglorious role” of the German Reich, which, as the main military ally of the Ottoman Empire, “did not try to stop these crimes against humanity” despite clear information about the genocide of the Armenians .

Integration and Organized Crime

According to media reports, Armenian mafia structures are spreading in Thuringia , which meanwhile also maintain contacts to Berlin , Leipzig and Halle . In Erfurt they are reportedly working "Hand in Hand" with the rock band Hells Angels . According to research by MDR Thuringia, the two groups deal with drugs, prostitution and car trafficking. In July 2014 there was a bloody shootout between Armenian groups in Erfurt. The crime scene was a popular meeting place for the Armenian family clan. Ten men were arrested in the course of the major trial for charges including attempted manslaughter and the formation of an armed group. The Erfurt street gangs "Jocker", "Black Jackett" and "United Tribuns" are considered to be the forerunners of the Armenian organized crime in Thuringia.

In a conversation on March 5, 2018, the Armenian Ambassador Aschot Smbatjan offered Thuringia's Interior Minister Georg Maier the full support of Armenia in the fight against organized crime. The ambassador wanted to improve the exchange of data between the Thuringian and Armenian police and made it clear that "the Armenians are very uncomfortable hearing about the crimes committed by their compatriots in Thuringia." The Republic of Armenia also offered its support in the deportation of Armenian citizens as soon as a corresponding decision was made.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ General information Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Germany. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Armenians in Germany: Finally out of the role of victim . The time . April 24, 2015. Retrieved July 19, 2016
  3. ^ Hofmann T., Armenians and Berlin - Berlin and Armenia. - Berlin, 2005. p. 4.
  4. ^ The Armenian Congregation Cologne eV . Retrieved July 19, 2016
  5. ↑ Conference: Up to a million crypto Christians in Turkey . Kathpress . September 25, 2019
  6. ^ Armenian diaspora in Germany. (PDF) (No longer available online.) “Noravank” Scientific-Research Foundation, 2006, formerly in the original ; Retrieved April 28, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.noravank.am  
  7. ↑ a b c d Armenian Reporter Online ( Memento from September 2, 2003 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ^ Krzysztof Stopka: The Armenians in the Kingdom of Poland at the time of Martin Gruneweg. In: Almut Bues (ed.): Martin Gruneweg (1562-after 1615). A European way of life. Wiesbaden 2009, p. 143.
  9. ^ Joseph Marx Freiherr von Liechtenstern: Historical-statistical overview of all provinces and parts of the Prussian monarchy. Berlin 1920, [p. 11a].
  10. ↑ can one still use this term as a reason for emigration after 25 years?
  11. ↑ Genocide resolution passed almost unanimously . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Bundestag bows to the victims of the massacre" . The daily mirror . June 2, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  13. ↑ The Armenian Mafia and the "Hells Angels" apparently work together in Thuringia: According to research by MDR THÜRINGEN, both groups have been doing business with drugs, prostitution and cars for years. Organized crime: Rockers and Armenian Mafia in Thuringia hand in hand . mdr.de, November 3, 2015, archived from the original on July 2, 2016 ; accessed on June 6, 2016 .
  14. ^ Shooting trial in Erfurt: What happened so far. thueringer-allgemeine.de, accessed on November 8, 2015 .
  15. ^ Joint fight against the mafia . MDR Thuringia . Retrieved May 1, 2018