TURKEY OPPOSES ERDOGAN’S STATEMENTS ABOUT POSSIBLE EXPULSION OF ARMENIANS ILLEGAL WORKERS

PanARMENIAN.Net
18.03.2010 15:50 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The head of Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s
Party (CHP), Deniz Baykal protested the statement by the Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the expulsion of 100 thousand illegally
working Armenians from the country .

"That terrible statement is doubly frightening when uttered by the
Prime Minister. It is extremely undemocratic. One must not use people
coming to Turkey for work as blackmail instruments," Mr. Baykal said.

He also warned one of his party members, MP Canan Arytman, who also
made a call to expel Armenians from Turkey. "We adhere to democratic
values, and it is inappropriate to make such statements," he said.

Mr. Baykal called for to held discussion on Turkish-Armenian relations
at the parliament.

Ozturk Turkdogan, chairman of Association for Human Rights Protection
in Turkey, stressed that Erdogan’s statement is blackmail and
discrimination. He said the statement violates the human right to
freedom of movement and work, and added that there are many Turkish
workers across the globe, the Turkish media reports say.