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ANKARA MAYOR FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST JOURNALIST FOR CALLING HIM 'ARMENIAN'
Today's Zaman, Turkey
March 26 2015
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hayko Bagdat (Photo: Today's Zaman,
KurÅ~_at Bayhan)
March 24, 2015, Tuesday/ 17:39:05/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM / ISTANBUL
Ankara Mayor Melih Gökcek has filed a criminal complaint against
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hayko Bagdat on defamation charges, after
the latter jokingly posted tweets referring to him as an Armenian
after the March 2014 local elections.
According to the Diken website and the state-run Anadolu news agency,
Gökcek's petition to the Ankara Prosecutor's Office stated that
Bagdat, who has more than 300,000 followers on Twitter, wrote a
series of posts in the wake of Gökcek's victory in last year's
March elections. One of Bagdat's messages said: "It is official;
they gave the capital city to an Armenian. What a shame!" according
to the petition.
The petition also said a Twitter hashtag "melihgökcekermeniymiÅ~_"
(Melih Gökcek turns out to be Armenian) was allegedly used by Bagdat
in his tweets on the social media website.
Gökcek's lawyer said in the petition that the mayor is "a citizen
of the Turkish Republic who loves his country and his nation" and
that Bagdat is aware of this. "The statements [by Bagdat] are false
and include insult and libel," the petition said.
Gökcek also sued Bagdat in civil court, demanding compensation of
TL 10,000 for psychological damages. Bagdat announced the lawsuit on
Twitter, saying: "Turns out Melih Gökcek sued me demanding TL 10,000
for calling him Armenian, dude. We are going to have so much fun."
http://www.todayszaman.com/latest-news_ankara-mayor-files-complaint-against-journalist-for-calling-him-armenian_376181.html
Today's Zaman, Turkey
March 26 2015
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hayko Bagdat (Photo: Today's Zaman,
KurÅ~_at Bayhan)
March 24, 2015, Tuesday/ 17:39:05/ TODAYSZAMAN.COM / ISTANBUL
Ankara Mayor Melih Gökcek has filed a criminal complaint against
Turkish-Armenian journalist Hayko Bagdat on defamation charges, after
the latter jokingly posted tweets referring to him as an Armenian
after the March 2014 local elections.
According to the Diken website and the state-run Anadolu news agency,
Gökcek's petition to the Ankara Prosecutor's Office stated that
Bagdat, who has more than 300,000 followers on Twitter, wrote a
series of posts in the wake of Gökcek's victory in last year's
March elections. One of Bagdat's messages said: "It is official;
they gave the capital city to an Armenian. What a shame!" according
to the petition.
The petition also said a Twitter hashtag "melihgökcekermeniymiÅ~_"
(Melih Gökcek turns out to be Armenian) was allegedly used by Bagdat
in his tweets on the social media website.
Gökcek's lawyer said in the petition that the mayor is "a citizen
of the Turkish Republic who loves his country and his nation" and
that Bagdat is aware of this. "The statements [by Bagdat] are false
and include insult and libel," the petition said.
Gökcek also sued Bagdat in civil court, demanding compensation of
TL 10,000 for psychological damages. Bagdat announced the lawsuit on
Twitter, saying: "Turns out Melih Gökcek sued me demanding TL 10,000
for calling him Armenian, dude. We are going to have so much fun."
http://www.todayszaman.com/latest-news_ankara-mayor-files-complaint-against-journalist-for-calling-him-armenian_376181.html