Istanbul Armenian MP and vice-chairman of the opposition pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), Garo Paylan, has submitted to the Turkish parliament a formal request for investigating the pogrom and plundering of Armenians and Greeks in Istanbul, in 1955, News.am reports.
Armenian MP of Turkey demands to investigate 1955 pogrom and plundering of Istanbul Armenians and Greeks
“I demand from parliament to start an investigation into the pogrom and plundering in 1955, find and punish those guilty, and pay compensation to the victims,” Garo Paylan said.