ATACAL CALLS ON ALL TURKS TO ATTEND PROTESTS AGAINST ALLEGATIONS OF SO-CALLED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Turkish Press
March 16 2007

NEW YORK – Ulker Aksu, chairperson of the Association of Turkish
American Contend with Armenian Lies (ATACAL), has called on all
Turkish people living in the United States to attend demonstrations
to be held in New York and Washington D.C. to protest the allegations
on so-called Armenian genocide.

Holding a news conference, Aksu said that the first one of protests
would take place in New York`s Times Square on April 21st, and the
second one in Washington D.C. on April 22nd.

"We also want to erect a monument in New Jersey out of respect to
Turkish diplomats who were slain by Armenian terrorists. We held talks
with Turkish Consul General in New York Mehmet Samsar," Ulker added.

Meanwhile, Hayati Tekin, mayor of Kutlukent town of the northern
Turkish city of Samsun from the delegation of Turkish mayors visiting
New York, said in his part, "Armenian allegations are nothing but
lies. They unfoundedly accuse the Ottomans which embraced all nations."

"The monument to be erected in New Jersey for the memory of Turkish
diplomats will cost about 300 thousand USD. We, as the Union of
Turkish Municipalities (TBB), will be pleased to pay it," Tekin added.