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    OPEN LETTER TO ERDOGAN

    http://armenpress.am/eng/news/727251/open-letter-to-erdo%C4%9Fan.html
    12:09, 25 July, 2013

    YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS: The popular British The Times Periodical
    published the open letter of 30 famous figures addressed to the Prime
    Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdošan connected with the Gezi Park
    policy. As reported by Armenpress, this was published by the Turkish
    CNN Turk. The letter says in particular:

    "Dear Mr. Erdogan,

    We, the undersigned, write this letter to most vigorously condemn
    the heavy-handed clamp down of your police forces on the peaceful
    protestors at Taksim Square and Gezi Park in Istanbul, as well as in
    other major cities of Turkey, which, according to the Turkish Media
    Association, has left 5 people dead, 11 blinded-due to indiscriminate
    use of pepper gas, and over 8000 injured.

    Yet, only days after clearing Taksim Square and Gezi Park relying on
    untold brutal force, you held a meeting in Istanbul, reminiscent of
    the Nuremberg Rally, with total disregard for the five dead whose only
    crime was to oppose your dictatorial rules. There are more journalist
    languishing in your prisons than the combined number of China and
    Iran. Moreover, you described these protestors as tramps, looters and
    hooligans, even alleging they were foreign-led terrorists. Whereas,
    in reality, they were nothing but youngsters wanting Turkey to Remain
    a Secular Republic as designed by its founder Kemal Ataturk.

    Finally, while you aspire to make your country a member of EU, you
    refute all criticism leveled at you by its leaders, on grounds of
    Turkey being a Sovereign State. Notwithstanding, may we respectfully
    remind you, on grounds of the Convention signed on 9 August 1949,
    Turkey is a member of Council of Europe, and by virtue of ratifying
    the Europe Court of Human Rights. Consequently, your orders which
    led to deaths of five innocent youths, might well constitute a Case
    to Answer, in Strasbourg".

    The disorders in Turkey began when on May 28 2013 the plans of
    replacing Taksim Gezi Park with a reconstruction of the historic
    Taksim Military Barracks (demolished in 1940) with the possibility
    of housing a shopping mall became known. The protests developed into
    riots when a group occupying the park was attacked by police.

    The subjects of the protests have since broadened beyond the
    development of Taksim Gezi Park, developing into wider anti-government
    demonstrations.

    The protests have also spread to other cities in Turkey, and
    protests have been seen in other countries with significant Turkish
    communities. On May 31 2013, police suppressed the protesters with
    tear gas, arrested at least 60 people and injured hundreds. The police
    action received wide attention online. 5 men died in the clashes
    between the police and the protesters, more than 7,500 people were
    injured and about 5,000 of people were arrested. By the data provided
    by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey, about 2,5 million people
    from 79 regions took part in the anti-government demonstrations held
    in Turkey.


    From: Baghdasarian
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