Osman Baydemir, Mayor of Diyarbakir stated that he would not oppose a monument for so called Armenian genocide in the city, Turkish Star newspaper reported quoting Armenews.
“First of all, everybody, every state should face with its own history. What would happen if this monument would be erected in Ankara or Diyarbakir?,” said Baydemir.
ASIMED Slams Baydemir’s Statements
Organization for Fighting Agaisnt Baseless Armenian Allegations (ASIMED), reacted to the statements of the Baydemir stressing that the Mayor blames his own grandfathers of committing a genocide against Armenians.
“Is Baydemir blaming his own grandfathers for the death of Armenians? Armenian gangs killed thousands of our Kurdish brothers. Supporting such monument, he is betraying his own ancestors,” said President of the organization, Associate Professor Savas Egilmez.
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