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  • ANKARA: Turkish Immigrants in Germany Protest Armenian Resolution

    Journal of Turkish Weekly
    June 21 2005

    Turkish Immigrants in Germany Protest Armenian Resolution


    Thousands of Turks marched in Berlin, Germany to protest the Armenian
    draft approved by the German Federal assembly in Bundestag last week.


    More than 10,000 people participated in the march organized by the
    Turkish Foundations Initiative despite the hot weather.

    Literature was distributed and the marchers carried banners written
    in German that read, "Turkey is not the scapegoat of German policies"
    and "German policy distorts history".

    About 3 million Turkish people live in Germany, many of them are
    German citizen.

    An announcement released indicated:

    "We demand the deputies elected by the Turkish participants to
    consider the sensitivities and interests of the 2.8 million Turkish
    people. We want the deputies to fulfill their duty to prevent
    provocation in order to live together in peace."

    The CDU and some other German parties support pro-Armenian stance
    about the 1915 events. More than 520,000 Turkish people were
    massacred by the armed Armenian groups during the 1915 events. The
    Istanbul Government decided to resettle the Armenians in the Eastern
    porvinces when they attacked the Ottoman Army.
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