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TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER URGES TURKS ABROAD TO BE UNITED LIKE ARMENIANS
15:51, 25 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Turks living abroad should be more like the Armenian diaspora when
it comes to standing up for their home country, a senior Turkish
politician has said.
The speaker of the Turkish parliament, Cemil Cicek, told Turkish
people living in Canada that they need a more "organized" association.
Cicek was speaking in the Canadian capital Wednesday.
"There is a need to organize a lobby, to reveal a reaction if need
be and to convey opinions to others," Cicek told a meeting of Turkish
community representatives in Ottawa.
Cicek cited Armenians as an example of how a small number of people
did much more than the many Turkish citizens living abroad.
"A group of 200 Armenians apply to the parliament of the country they
live in and ask for a motion on the allegations that Turks committed
genocide, whereas 50,000 Turkish citizens fail to make a 500-signature
petition," he said.
Cicek said divisions among Turkish associations were the reason for
this lack of action and called for unity.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/25/turkish-parliament-speaker-urges-turks-abroad-to-be-united-like-armenians/
15:51, 25 Feb 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Turks living abroad should be more like the Armenian diaspora when
it comes to standing up for their home country, a senior Turkish
politician has said.
The speaker of the Turkish parliament, Cemil Cicek, told Turkish
people living in Canada that they need a more "organized" association.
Cicek was speaking in the Canadian capital Wednesday.
"There is a need to organize a lobby, to reveal a reaction if need
be and to convey opinions to others," Cicek told a meeting of Turkish
community representatives in Ottawa.
Cicek cited Armenians as an example of how a small number of people
did much more than the many Turkish citizens living abroad.
"A group of 200 Armenians apply to the parliament of the country they
live in and ask for a motion on the allegations that Turks committed
genocide, whereas 50,000 Turkish citizens fail to make a 500-signature
petition," he said.
Cicek said divisions among Turkish associations were the reason for
this lack of action and called for unity.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/02/25/turkish-parliament-speaker-urges-turks-abroad-to-be-united-like-armenians/