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TURKISH PM SENDS TO COURT WRITTEN DEFENSE ON "MONSTROUS" MONUMENT IN KARS
NEWS.AM
March 29, 2012 | 13:10
ISTANBUL. - Mehmet Aksoy, the sculptor of the monument of
"Humanity" which was erected in Kars, Turkey-and which was to
symbolize Armenian-Turkish friendship and peace-, had filed a lawsuit
against Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had called the monument
"monstrous" and ordered for its dismantling. And Erdogan's attorneys
have submitted to an Istanbul court the Turkish PM's written defense
statement for the case.
The defense statement notes that Erdogan was not against the existence
of the monument, but rather against the latter's location. According
to the written defense, the Turkish PM insulted neither the monument
nor its sculptor, Radikal daily of Turkey informs.
"According to the explanatory dictionary published by the Linguistic
Board of Turkey, the [Turkish] word 'ucube' ['monstrous'], which
Erdogan used, also means 'very bizarre.' Artists must be open to
public criticisms toward their creations," Turkish PM's written
defense statement also noted.
From: A. Papazian
NEWS.AM
March 29, 2012 | 13:10
ISTANBUL. - Mehmet Aksoy, the sculptor of the monument of
"Humanity" which was erected in Kars, Turkey-and which was to
symbolize Armenian-Turkish friendship and peace-, had filed a lawsuit
against Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had called the monument
"monstrous" and ordered for its dismantling. And Erdogan's attorneys
have submitted to an Istanbul court the Turkish PM's written defense
statement for the case.
The defense statement notes that Erdogan was not against the existence
of the monument, but rather against the latter's location. According
to the written defense, the Turkish PM insulted neither the monument
nor its sculptor, Radikal daily of Turkey informs.
"According to the explanatory dictionary published by the Linguistic
Board of Turkey, the [Turkish] word 'ucube' ['monstrous'], which
Erdogan used, also means 'very bizarre.' Artists must be open to
public criticisms toward their creations," Turkish PM's written
defense statement also noted.
From: A. Papazian