Turkish Press
Aug 8 2005

Press Scan

SABAH (LIBERAL)

TURKEY CLOSES DOORS TO SWITZERLAND

Protests started against Switzerland which considered rejection of
Armenian genocide as crime. Turkish State Minister Kursad Tuzmen
postponed scheduled visit of Swiss Economics minister saying, ”my
schedule is not appropriate.”

Switzerland launched an investigation into Labor Party (IP) leader
Dogu Perincek last month. Switzerland had also opened a legal
procedure against Turkish Institute of History (TTK) Chairman Prof.
Dr. Yusuf Halacoglu in May as they defended the view that there was
not Armenian genocide.