Dave Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 TURKS OF BERLIN PROTEST BUNDESTAG'S RESOLUTION On June 19, Turkish Foundations of Germany organized a march in Berlin to protest German Federal Parliament's resolution on "Armenian Massacres" last week. Turkish Zaman daily informed on June 20 that about 10,000 people participated in the march despite the hot weather. Participants of the rally carried banners written in German that read, "Turkey is not the scapegoat of German policies" and "German policy distorts history". An announcement released at the end of the rally indicated: "We demand the deputies elected by the Turkish electorate to consider the sensitivities and interests of the 2.8 million Turkish people. We want the deputies to fulfill their duty to prevent provocation in order to live together in peace". Saying 2.8 million Turks, the paper probably means Turkish citizens. If so, then it should be noted that the considerable part of these Turkish citizens are Kurds and Alavis who also do not feel sympathy for Turkish authorities. Therefore, the Kurds and Alavis of Germany, together with dissident Turks living in Germany, are simply out of the Turkish state's control. Before the adoption of the draft on "Armenian Massacres" on June 16, they probably knew in Bundestag how colorful the "Turkish" ethnic group of Germany is and also about religious differences as well as about their controversial approaches to Turkish authorities. We also know that Ali Ertemi's Union Against Genocide gathered 16.000 signatures for recognition of the Armenian Genocide among the Turkish citizens. Ali Ertemi is a Turk and his Union, contrary to Turkish organizations of Germany, does not enjoy the favor of Turkey. If an organization like this gathers more signatures than the protest rally of state-fund organizations, then it's useless to threaten Germany with 2.8 million of Turks. They were a bit too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z'areh Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 TURKS OF BERLIN PROTEST BUNDESTAG'S RESOLUTION On June 19, Turkish Foundations of Germany organized a march in Berlin to protest German Federal Parliament's resolution on "Armenian Massacres" last week. Turkish Zaman daily informed on June 20 that about 10,000 people participated in the march despite the hot weather. style_images/master/snapback.png Zaman is taking the figure of 10,000 from Anatolia news agency, on the other hand the German police crowd estimate is about 1500 demonstrators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommmmmmy Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 They can go back to sweeping the streets later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armjan Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 (edited) Zaman is taking the figure of 10,000 from Anatolia news agency, on the other hand the German police crowd estimate is about 1500 demonstrators. style_images/master/snapback.png 1500 - (people passing by) - (homeless on streets) - (ppl stuck in traffic) - (shop owners) - (customers sitting in restuarants) = 150. so really no more than 150 unemployed ppl with NOTHING better to do showed up. Edited June 21, 2005 by armjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamavor Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 That's good. That makes Turkey another 15 years away from the pipe-dream - EU membership. EU is not Christian club, but a "Club" of civilized nations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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