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ATTACKS ON ARMENIANS MAY BE ROBBERIES: FATIH MAYOR
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/attacks-on-armenians-may-be-robberies-fatih-mayor.aspx?pageID=238&nID=40186&NewsCatID=341
ISTANBUL- Hurriyet Daily News
Elderly Armenian women face attacks in Istanbul's Samatya district.
DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GUREL Vercihan
[email protected]
The mayor of Istanbul's Fatih district has said recent assaults
against elderly Armenian women in Istanbul's Samatya district were
likely petty thefts rather than hate crimes, adding that an organized
provocation could also be behind the incidents.
In recent months, a Turkish woman was assaulted along with three
Armenians, Mayor Mustafa Demir said, indicating that the assaults
might not have directly targeted Armenians.
Investigation ongoing Demir said the investigation into the attacks
was ongoing and they hoped the crimes were only robbery attempts
rather than racist ones.
"The jewelry of the assaulted women was stolen, also the murdered
Maritsa Kucuk's home was ransacked," Demir said.
"It might not be right to say it before the investigations
are finished, but [the assaults] could be outside attempts at
provocation." Demir said they were in contact with Surp Kevork Armenian
Church Foundation on the subject.
On Dec. 28, 2012, Maritsa Kucuk was stabbed seven times before her
throat was slit at her home in Samatya. Two other attacks were carried
out in the past month against elderly Armenian women in the Samatya
and Bakırköy districts as well.
One of the women, 87-year-old Turfanda AÅ~_ık, lost an eye, while
the other woman was robbed and severely injured. Most recently,
84-year-old Sultan Akyar was attacked in Samatya, after which she
underwent eye surgery. On Jan. 27, a march was organized in Samatya
district to protest the attacks.
January/31/2013
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/attacks-on-armenians-may-be-robberies-fatih-mayor.aspx?pageID=238&nID=40186&NewsCatID=341
ISTANBUL- Hurriyet Daily News
Elderly Armenian women face attacks in Istanbul's Samatya district.
DAILY NEWS photo, Emrah GUREL Vercihan
[email protected]
The mayor of Istanbul's Fatih district has said recent assaults
against elderly Armenian women in Istanbul's Samatya district were
likely petty thefts rather than hate crimes, adding that an organized
provocation could also be behind the incidents.
In recent months, a Turkish woman was assaulted along with three
Armenians, Mayor Mustafa Demir said, indicating that the assaults
might not have directly targeted Armenians.
Investigation ongoing Demir said the investigation into the attacks
was ongoing and they hoped the crimes were only robbery attempts
rather than racist ones.
"The jewelry of the assaulted women was stolen, also the murdered
Maritsa Kucuk's home was ransacked," Demir said.
"It might not be right to say it before the investigations
are finished, but [the assaults] could be outside attempts at
provocation." Demir said they were in contact with Surp Kevork Armenian
Church Foundation on the subject.
On Dec. 28, 2012, Maritsa Kucuk was stabbed seven times before her
throat was slit at her home in Samatya. Two other attacks were carried
out in the past month against elderly Armenian women in the Samatya
and Bakırköy districts as well.
One of the women, 87-year-old Turfanda AÅ~_ık, lost an eye, while
the other woman was robbed and severely injured. Most recently,
84-year-old Sultan Akyar was attacked in Samatya, after which she
underwent eye surgery. On Jan. 27, a march was organized in Samatya
district to protest the attacks.
January/31/2013