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TURKEY MAY PAY BILLIONS TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS' DESCENDANTS
Tert.am
02.09.11
A few days ago the Los Angeles circuit court met a claim lodged by
three Armenians against the Turkish authorities. By court order,
official Ankara is actually obliged to act as defendant.
However, the Turkish side will not "appear in court", and the U.S.
Department of State addressed a diplomatic note to official Ankara,
demanding that it act as defendant, reported the Turkey-based Vatan
news website.
Last December, a group of U.S. Armenians lodged a claimed against
the Turkish government, Central Bank of Turkey and Agriculture Bank
of Turkey.
The claimants, a lawyer's wife among them, demand that the Turkish
government and banks pay restitution, U.S. $63.9m, for their
grandfathers' lost property. Moreover, the claimants demand to be paid
part of the incomes from the lease of the U.S. air base in Incirlik.
The claimants' fathers owned 49.5 hectares in Adana, part of which is
now occupied by the air base. The lawyer Vardges Yeghiayan represents
the claimants' interests.
"Thus, Turkey, which is refusing to act as defendant in the trial, is
facing the risk of paying U.S. $100 m to the Armenians as restitution,"
the website reports.
This July, a group of U.S. Armenians lodged a claim against the Turkish
government, Central Bank and Agriculture Bank. The Armenian Genocide
victims' descendants demand billions of U.S. dollars from Turkey as
restitution for the lost movable and immovable property, as well as
for bank accounts. The initiative belonged by Gabris Davoyan from
Los Angeles and Hrayr Turabyan from New York.
Tert.am
02.09.11
A few days ago the Los Angeles circuit court met a claim lodged by
three Armenians against the Turkish authorities. By court order,
official Ankara is actually obliged to act as defendant.
However, the Turkish side will not "appear in court", and the U.S.
Department of State addressed a diplomatic note to official Ankara,
demanding that it act as defendant, reported the Turkey-based Vatan
news website.
Last December, a group of U.S. Armenians lodged a claimed against
the Turkish government, Central Bank of Turkey and Agriculture Bank
of Turkey.
The claimants, a lawyer's wife among them, demand that the Turkish
government and banks pay restitution, U.S. $63.9m, for their
grandfathers' lost property. Moreover, the claimants demand to be paid
part of the incomes from the lease of the U.S. air base in Incirlik.
The claimants' fathers owned 49.5 hectares in Adana, part of which is
now occupied by the air base. The lawyer Vardges Yeghiayan represents
the claimants' interests.
"Thus, Turkey, which is refusing to act as defendant in the trial, is
facing the risk of paying U.S. $100 m to the Armenians as restitution,"
the website reports.
This July, a group of U.S. Armenians lodged a claim against the Turkish
government, Central Bank and Agriculture Bank. The Armenian Genocide
victims' descendants demand billions of U.S. dollars from Turkey as
restitution for the lost movable and immovable property, as well as
for bank accounts. The initiative belonged by Gabris Davoyan from
Los Angeles and Hrayr Turabyan from New York.