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The hidden Armenians present themselves in the outside world as Muslims. More and more Armenians in Turkey identify with their heritage. They do not want to hide their identity anymore. Since the last couple of years an increasing number of Armenians is returning to their roots. They have Muslim names, go to the mosque and fast during Ramadan. They do not dare to go to church, because that would reveal their identity. There are hundreds of thousands of hidden Armenians in Turkey. If we count their grandparents, it would be more than one million.

- Emine Akbaba - borned 28.12.1987 - 2009 Studies Photojournalism at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover - 01.08-31.01.2013 Erasmus Semester at dmjx, denmark - currently in Hannover