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May 10th, 2014
THOUSANDS WILL MARCH to NSW PARLIAMENT from HYDE PARK on May 10th 2PM
Turkish Protest March on June 16th against the Motions NSS Parliament passed
As the Turkish Community in NSW we are tired of other people writing our history. They do this to have political games and we are tired of these political games.
On May 8th of 2013 NSW Legislative Assembly passed a motion recognising an allegation that not just Armenians, but now also Assyrians and Greek communities were subject to ‘qualitatively similar” genocides at the hands of the Ottoman Government between 1914-1922. (more…)
ATA Basın Bulteni
5 Mayıs 2014
Türkler 10 Mayıs’ta NSW Parlamentosu Önünde Protesto Gösterisi Düzenliyor
Geçen sene NSW Parlamentosuna o zamanki başbakan Barry O’Farrell tarafından sunulan ve 8 Mayıs tarihinde oy birliğiyle geçen 1915 olaylarını Ermeni, Süryani ve Rum azınlıklara karşı yürütülmüş bir ‘soykırım’ olarak niteleyen tasarı bu yıl 10 Mayıs Cumartesi günü Türk toplumu tarafından protesto edilecek.
History is replete with squandered opportunities. The challenge for those in power is to assess in real time the risks of missing these moments. I had a sense back in 2009 when I was traveling to Zurich to sign an agreement with the government of Armenia that we were heading towards such a critical juncture.