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Erdogan invented regular lie: Olympic Flame has Turkish roots
16:20, 4 August, 2012
YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS: Turkey has made regular attempts to
distort history: again discrediting itself in the international
community eye. And when Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
met with the IOC President Jacques Rogge in London recently he made it
clear that Turkey wants the flame back.
As Armenpress reports, Turkey's Minister for Youth and Sport Suat
Kilic spoke of his Prime Minister's meeting with the Olympic chief .
Olympic Flame traditionally burns from ancient Greek Olympia
settlement .Turkish journalist in his turn misleading the journalists
stated, torchlight roots go back to Turkey.
In the words of Suat Kilic Erdogan's request is `so honest and very
friendly' and "If I had been in Mr Rogge's chair I would have been
very impressed."
When asked about Rogge's reaction Kilic said the IOC President `was
very professional and didn't really give us any clue.'
"But Mr Erdogan made the point that Istanbul is the only city where
you can stage the Olympics on two continents.
The youthful minister and former journalist said his team was in
London `listening, watching and understanding'.
16:20, 4 August, 2012
YEREVAN, AUGUST 4, ARMENPRESS: Turkey has made regular attempts to
distort history: again discrediting itself in the international
community eye. And when Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
met with the IOC President Jacques Rogge in London recently he made it
clear that Turkey wants the flame back.
As Armenpress reports, Turkey's Minister for Youth and Sport Suat
Kilic spoke of his Prime Minister's meeting with the Olympic chief .
Olympic Flame traditionally burns from ancient Greek Olympia
settlement .Turkish journalist in his turn misleading the journalists
stated, torchlight roots go back to Turkey.
In the words of Suat Kilic Erdogan's request is `so honest and very
friendly' and "If I had been in Mr Rogge's chair I would have been
very impressed."
When asked about Rogge's reaction Kilic said the IOC President `was
very professional and didn't really give us any clue.'
"But Mr Erdogan made the point that Istanbul is the only city where
you can stage the Olympics on two continents.
The youthful minister and former journalist said his team was in
London `listening, watching and understanding'.