Turkey bans an Armenian Genocide memorial in Istanbul
A demonstration of how "sorry" they are. To make matters worse, they even arrested some participants:
Update: here's another topic on Jihad Watch discussing what the Turkish government is concealing.
The ceremony to be held at Sultanahmet Square in İstanbul today (April 24) to commemorate the ones who lost their lives in the Armenian Genocide of April 24, 1915 was cancelled.And with an "election" looming again in Turkey, it's bound to get much worse, as Erdogan continues his purge of all common sense from the country.
The commemoration ceremony would be held by Human Rights Association (İHD) İstanbul Branch, Commission Against Racism and Discrimination and the European Grassroots Antiracist Movement (EGAM) at 12 p.m.
İstanbul Governorship’s request that the word “genocide” be removed from the statement to be read out during the commemoration was announced as the reason for the cancellation of the ceremony.
Three people have been detained
Three members of the İHD, Jiyan Tosun, Gamze Yaman and Leman Yurtsever, who were carrying the banner, have been taken into custody.
16 members of the European Parliament and İHD İstanbul Branch executives rejected the request of İstanbul Governorship regarding the removal of the word “genocide” from the statement.
Update: here's another topic on Jihad Watch discussing what the Turkish government is concealing.
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