PROFESSOR DURMUSH TEZJAN: AZERBAIJANIS CAN GET THEIR PROPERTY BACK FROM ARMENIANS THROUGH EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 4 2007
If you look at my book "Human rights in Turkey" you will see the
main thesis on the rights of Azerbaijan. Armenia and Azerbaijan
concluded agreement of Council of Europe in 2001. Our Azeri
compatriots hold mourning ceremonies in the anniversary of Khodjali
genocide every year. But nobody asks me who to protect his rights
as a scientist-Turkish lawyer in European Court of Human Rights,
professor of law faculty of Kultur University in Istanbul Durmush
Tezjan told the APA’s Turkey bureau.
He stated that if Azerbaijanis sue Armenians in European Court of
Human Rights they will probably win.
"I said to every Azeri who I met that I can prepare application for
you and let’s write your name-surname, address, property you lost
and sent these applications to Strasburg. But nobody appealed to me.
Explain this issue to your compatriots through your Agency. It is
impossible to achieve everything by holding mourning ceremonies. The
main thing is to win in law. Azerbaijanis are my brothers and I am
ready to share my knowledge and experience with them as a lawyer,"
he said.