  Ethnic Armenian soldier in Turkey killed by Bozkurtlar member May 18, 2011 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Outbursts of nationalism observed in Turkey during election campaign suggest serious scandals in future, according to an expert in Turkish studies. As Ruben Melkonyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, “the murder of an Armenian soldier Sevag Sahin Balikci on April 24 Genocide Commemoration Day came as a consequence of nationalist moods. It's been found out that the murder was committed by Sevag's fellow serviceman Kivanc Agaoglu, a member of a Bozkurtlar (Grey Wolves) ultra-nationalist youth organization. Hrant Dink murderer Ogun Samast was affiliated with the same organisation.” “Harassment scandals and the Kurdish issue are also likely to surface during election campaign in Turkey,” Melkonyan noted. Parliamentary elections in Turkey are due on June 12.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
