First reaction to Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan who is expected to visit Turkey on October 14 to watch the soccer game between Turkish and Armenian national teams, came from Bursa, where the match will be played.
A signature collecting campaign is started to protest Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan’s visit to Bursa at the center of the city. Political parties, Turkish and Armenian organizations supported the signature collecting campaign that is held by
Opposing the visit of Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan to Bursa to watch the return game between Turkish and Armenian national teams, Turkoglu said, “Our invitation for Armenian President Sarksyan is turned into a blackmailing. He said that he would come only if the borders are open. We should not forget that Nagorno-Karabakh was invaded by Armenian army with Russian support. Armenians held an invasion that is against international laws and they committed a genocide there. Turkey’s border to Armenia is closed because of Nagorno-Karabakh issue till the resolution of the problem within the frames of international norms. As Confederation of Unions of Public Employees of Turkey, we are not against the football game to be held in any city. But we want our government and state to react the blackmailing of Armenian President Sarksyan about his visit.”
Stating that big countries does not bow to blackmailing, Turkoglu said that they will show a strong reaction against government if Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan is entertained in Bursa. He said, “If Turkey is a big country, we should reply the blackmailing of the little country Armenia as „then do not come.“ If our country hosts Armenian President Sarksyan despite his blackmailing, then we will react it strongly. We will not bow to cheap Armenian blackmailing with the signatures that we are collecting here.”
Turkoglu stated that they are aiming to collect 50,000 signatures during 3 days. “We will send the signatures to Turkish Grand National Assembly,” said he.
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