Gesetz zur Anerkennung des Völkermordes an den Armeniern gefordert

Der HDP-Abgeordnete Garo Paylan, der schon im Januar 2017 im türkischen Parlament über den Genozid an den Armeniern sprach und dafür nieder gebrüllt wurde, geht nun einen Schritt weiter und fordert ein entsprechendes Gesetz:

Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) İstanbul MP Garo Paylan has submitted a law draft to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the "Recognition of Armenian Genocide", "Removal of the Names of Genocide Perpetrators from Public Places" and "Amendment to Turkish Citizenship Law."

In the general preamble of the law draft, it has been stated, "According to a census conducted in 1914, approximately two million Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire. At the night of April 24, 1915, around 250 Armenian intellectuals, including MPs and writers were arrested in İstanbul."

In the preamble, it has also been indicated, "After these people were sent into exile in Ayaş and Çankırı, the vast majority of them were killed.