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THOUSANDS OF TURKS PROTEST 'GENOCIDE' BILL
Hurriyet
Jan 23 2012
Turkey
Thousands of people gathered in the French capital to protest a bill
that penalizes rejection of Armenian genocide claims Jan. 21. Nearly
35,000 Turks living in France and other European countries gathered
despite rain and cold weather to shun the bill, Anatolia news agency
reported.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said thousands of Turks
had made their voices heard by using their democratic right in the
protest in Paris.
"Tens of thousands of Turks made this historic event visible to all
of France by crowding a 4.5-km-long avenue. The Turkish nation is
proud of its history, and it will continue to be proud," Davutoglu
told reporters in the central city of Kayseri.
The bill is set to come to the French Senate floor Jan. 23 when members
of the Senate could vote to uphold a parliamentary committee decision
against the proposed law and drop the bill without debate.
Protesters carried French, Turkish, Algerian and Azerbaijani flags
and chanted slogans urging senator to act against the legislation. "I
have been living in France for 50 years and I haven't seen so many
Turks get together.
Hurriyet
Jan 23 2012
Turkey
Thousands of people gathered in the French capital to protest a bill
that penalizes rejection of Armenian genocide claims Jan. 21. Nearly
35,000 Turks living in France and other European countries gathered
despite rain and cold weather to shun the bill, Anatolia news agency
reported.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said thousands of Turks
had made their voices heard by using their democratic right in the
protest in Paris.
"Tens of thousands of Turks made this historic event visible to all
of France by crowding a 4.5-km-long avenue. The Turkish nation is
proud of its history, and it will continue to be proud," Davutoglu
told reporters in the central city of Kayseri.
The bill is set to come to the French Senate floor Jan. 23 when members
of the Senate could vote to uphold a parliamentary committee decision
against the proposed law and drop the bill without debate.
Protesters carried French, Turkish, Algerian and Azerbaijani flags
and chanted slogans urging senator to act against the legislation. "I
have been living in France for 50 years and I haven't seen so many
Turks get together.