kurdishinfo.com, Germany
Sept 24 2005

The Armenian Conference is protested by the nationalists and Labor
party fans

ISTANBUL (DIHA) – A group of protesters formed by the nationalists
and fans of Labor Party came to the Bilgi University, where the
postponed Armenian Conference is to be held, and protested those
coming to the conference.

The nationalist protesters gathered in front of the Dolapdere Campus
of Bilgi University before the conference and shouted slogans such as
‘Either love or leave’. After a while another group of protesters
holding Turkish flags and a placard saying ‘The Armenian Genocide is
an international conspiracy’ joined to the former group. They
frequently shouted slogans saying ‘The government resign’, ‘Tayyip to
America’, ‘We do not want to Soros in the universities’ and ‘Either
liberty or death’.

Giving a speech, the province chairman of Labor Party Erkan Önsel
claimed that the aim of the conference if to divide the national
state. He said the rectors of Bogazici, Sabanci and Bilgi
Universities should immediately resign.

On the other hand the protesters booed to the ex-deputy and ex-leader
of SHP Erdal Inonu coming to the conference.

The conference is expected to be launched in Bilgi University where
there are dense security precautions while the tension is still on
peak.