RUMORS ABOUT ARRESTS OF MANY ARMENIANS IN TURKEY NOT CONFIRMED

Noyan Tapan
Oct 18 2007

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The Turkish authorities officially
declare that out of 542 persons who have been recently arrested in
Turkey for breach of the visa regime, only one was a citizen of the
Republic of Armenia, spokesman for the RA MFA Vladimir Karapetian
stated.

To recap, following the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the
Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress’ House of Representatives,
rumors started to circulate that Armenian citizens were being arrested
in Turkey.

In order to get explanations, the Armenian authorities applied to
the Turkish authorities via the embassy of the RA in Georgia.