The UCLA Daily Bruin, CA
April 27 2005
Turkish people upset by Schwarzenegger remarks
ANKARA, Turkey ? A Turkish group uniting hundreds of businesses and
organizations demanded Tuesday that Arnold Schwarzenegger’s movies be
banned from Turkish television to protest the California governor’s
use of the term “genocide” to describe the massacre of Armenians by
Turks during World War I.
Schwarzenegger, a former actor best known for his role in “The
Terminator,” declared April 24 a “Day of Remembrance of the Armenian
Genocide.” California has one of the largest populations of diaspora
Armenians.
Other California governors have issued annual proclamations referring
to the killings as a genocide, but last week Schwarzenegger also
signed legislation to permanently mark the day.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress