KESQ, CA
April 26 2005

Turkish group urges Schwarzenegger boycott

ANKARA, Turkey A Turkish business group is demanding today that
Governor Schwarzenegger’s movies be banned from Turkish television
because of an Armenian genocide statement.

The governor declared April 24th a “Day of Remembrance of the
Armenian Genocide.”

The Armenian government says up to one-point-five (m) million
Armenians ultimately died or were killed over several years as part
of a campaign to force them out of Turkey. The 90th anniversary of
the campaign was marked April 24th by Armenians.

Turkey does not deny that many Armenians died, but says that most
were part of the general unrest during the collapse of the Ottoman
Empire.

An umbrella group of some 300 Turkish associations, unions and
businesses says it is launching a petition to ban Schwarzenegger’s
movies in Turkey. They claim the governor is “acting under the
influence of the Armenian lobby” and has not researched historical
truths.

California has one of the largest populations from the Armenian diaspora.