TURKISH MEDIA ESTIMATES TRAMPLING OF TURKISH FLAG IN COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS IN YEREVAN AS INFAMY

Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
April 25 2008

Ankara-APA. People trampled a Turkish flag during a so-called
commemoration ceremony on the occasion of the incidents of 1915. The
ceremony was held in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, APA reports.

There were ugly scenes in a rally in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan
to protest incidents of 1915. The Turkish flag was laid on the road
towards the monument. Thousands of people trampled the Turkish flag. In
an earlier rally in Yerevan, the demonstrators set a Turkish flag
ablaze. Turkish community and media protested photo taken by Reuters.

Tercuman and Gunesh newspapers used Infamy in the headline of
articles. Other press agencies estimated Armenians’ action as
illiterateness and hate against Turks.