 Turkey MP wants probe into Istanbul pogroms of Greeks, Armenians September 7, 2019 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Turkish lawmaker of Armenian descent from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), Garo Paylan has called for an investigation into the pogroms of September 6/7 against the Greeks and Armenians in 1955, Ermenihaber reports. Besides the Armenians and Greeks, Jews were also slaughtered and looted in those days in Istanbul. Paylan made a similar suggestion in 2018 but then President of the Turkish Parliament Binali Yildirim sent it back. The Armenian lawmaker is now proposing to create a committee, identify and punish those behind the attacks and provide compensation to the victims. "According to official information, 73 churches, 8 Greek spiritual centers, two monasteries were destroyed, vandalized and plundered,” Paylan said in a statement. "New evidence suggests that 60 women were subjected to sexual violence , many people were killed."   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
