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Istanbul's Gezi Park built in place of Armenian cemetery
Armenians may make use of the ongoing protests in Turkey against a government plan to redevelop Istanbul's Gezi Park adjoining Taksim, Turkologist Artak Shakaryan told yerkir.am.
He says Armenian cemetery was in the place of the present park. Besides, there are many hotels and numerous shopping and entertainment centers, even the building of TRT TV which Turks want to donate to the UN. The building will house the UN regional structures. All the aforesaid have been constructed on the Armenian burial ground.
"When we emphasize the universal recognition of the Armenian Genocide before 2015, we, first of all, speak about our claims, which also include our cemeteries that were illegally seized from us," he said.
