Yet terrified by the names Turk and Azerbaijani, Armenian society has been shaped over the centuries in such a spirit of usurpation and national hostility that even today when they hear those names, they cannot recover from their anger.

On a seemingly ordinary day in Yerevan, a group of Iranian Azerbaijanis sang a Garabagh song in the city's centre, igniting a storm of reactions in the Armenian media and social media. This incident is more than just a simple act of cultural expression; it is a lens through which the deep-rooted Turkophobia and Azerbaijanophobia in Armenian society can be examined.

The intense reaction from Armenian media and social media segments underscores the entrenched prejudices and phobias against Turks and Azerbaijanis. The uproar and hatred expressed online are not isolated incidents but rather symptoms of a larger issue within the societal fabric of Armenia. For years, these phobias have been nurtured and propagated through nationalist ideologies and historical narratives that cast Turks and Azerbaijanis as perpetual adversaries.

Armenian National Security Service Investigation: Criminalizing Cultural Expression

In response to the singing incident, the Armenian National Security Service (NSS) launched an investigation and determined that the singers were Iranian citizens. This raises a crucial question: under which article of the Armenian Criminal Code is singing a song in Azerbaijani considered a violation? The........

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