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  • ANKARA: Armenian Conference Protesters Target Inonu

    ARMENIAN CONFERENCE PROTESTERS TARGET INONU

    source: Hurriyet
    Journal of Turkish Weekly
    Sept 26 2005

    The controversial conference on the "Armenians during the Collapse
    of the Ottoman Empire" began on Saturday at Istanbul Bilgi University
    instead of the original host, Bogazici University.

    The conference had been postponed once before and finally, a court
    decision was passed to stop Bogazici, a state university, from hosting
    the event. Former PM Prof. Erdal Żnonu, who was among the audience,
    was booed by nationalist and conservative left-wing groups while trying
    to enter the conference hall. Protesters tried to block Inonu's way
    and shouted at him, "Do not join these traitors!"

    On his leaving the building, Inonu rejected security guards and
    police forces offered to him and turned down taxis that were hailed
    for him. "I will be walking to the Taksim Square, and then go home,"
    said Żnonu, "This is my country and I am walking home."

    Eggs and tomatoes were thrown at nonu, and one egg hit his shoulder.

    --Boundary_(ID_Y0pUirDa81KTNoXTtTw/4Q)--
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