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    ANTI-ARMENIAN POLITICIAN REELECTED TURKISH PARLIAMENT LEADER

    July 03, 2013 | 13:43

    By Artur Hakobyan

    ANKARA. - Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) member
    Cemil Cicek was reelected Grand National Assembly (parliament) Speaker.

    But it was solely during the third-round of voting that Cicek was
    reelected to this post, Hurriyet daily of Turkey reports.

    To note, Cemil Cicek is known for his anti-Armenian stance. He
    was Turkey's justice minister when a lawsuit was filed against
    Hrant Dink-the founder and chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian
    bilingual weekly, who was gunned down in 2007 in front of his office
    building-under the Turkish Criminal Code's infamous Article 301,
    that is, for explicitly insulting the Turkish identity.

    Also, Cicek had expressed his fear of the Armenians in 2009. As a
    result of the local government elections in that year, a Kurd was
    elected mayor of Igdir city-which borders Armenia-for the first time
    after the rule of Azerbaijani mayors in this city for 85 consecutive
    years. In this respect, Cemil Cicek had said: "The Kurds have
    established at the border with Armenia."

    News from Armenia - NEWS.am


    From: Baghdasarian
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