TURKISH PARLIAMENTARIAN HINTS AT ARMENIA ROOTS OF ABDULLAH GUL
ArmInfo
2008-12-18 19:29:00
Armenian apology campaign launched by a group of scientists,
writers, artists, journalists and representatives of nongovernmental
organizations was discussed at the meeting of Foreign Relations
Commission of Turkish parliament on December 17.
APA reports quoting Turkish media that parliamentarians from opposition
parties Republican People’s Party (CHP) and National Movement Party
(MHP) offered to make a statement condemning the persons supporting
the campaign.
Pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) objected to it. Following
the discussions, decision was made on the parliamentarians’ condemning
the apology campaign by collecting signatures individually. Member
of MHP, parliamentarian Janan Aritman called the organizers of the
campaign betrayers.
"The false scientists signing it should apology to Turkey," he said.
Aritman also criticized President Abdullah Gul’s attitude towards
the campaign. Saying that Abdullah Gul was encouraged by his visit
to Armenia, Aritman dropped a hint that the president’s mother was
Armenian. "We see that the president supports this campaign. Abdullah
Gul should be the president of the whole Turkish nation, not of his
ethnic origin. Investigate the ethnic origin of the president’s mother,
and you will see," he said. Some claim in Turkey that Abdullah Gul’s
mother was born to an Armenian-origin family from Kayseri and father
was an Arab moved to Kayseri.