TURKISH LAWYER APPEALS TO COURT TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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14:31 ~U 31.03.10

A Turkish lawyer has submitted a claim to an Ankara court, demanding
recognition of the Armenian Genocide, reports Turkish local daily
Milliyet.

The claim filed by attorney Bendal Celil Ezman demands the Turkish
state recognize the Armenian Genocide in the waning days of Ottoman
Empire in 1915, to condemn Talat Pasha and rename all the streets
that have been named in his honour.

This court case is the first of its kind, said Ezman, "Turkey must
settle its history and past."

Ezman is one of few Turks who signed the online campaign launched
in Turkey called "I Apologize to Armenians." With that campaign,
Turks were apologizing to Armenians for the genocide their ancestors
committed in the early 20th century.

Asked whether he wasn’t afraid of possible counteractions he might
face, Ezman said: "If anything happens to me, it’ll be God’s will."