HDP Paylan’s ‘Armenian Genocide’ proposal dismissed by Speaker of Parliament: ‘It’s been 7 years since I made the same offer, I haven’t suffered such a lynching’

“I haven’t changed, so Turkey has changed. Many steps have been taken to deal with the past. But now Turkey has also closed the book of dealing with the past. That means it has also closed the book of an equal and just future.”

AKP spokesman Ömer Çelik condemned the bill, calling it an “immoral proposal”.

In the messages he posted on his Twitter account, Çelik said that no one can slander the Turkish Genocide Nation, called on Paylan to apologize and said that they would take legal action regarding the matter.

Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag, who issued a statement on his Twitter account, said: “Parliament is not a place where a bill containing slander against our nation, our ancestors, our state and our history will be discussed” and expressed his satisfaction with Şentop. extradition decision.

Stressing that the backlash towards him has grown during the process of closing the case against his party, Paylan said they are fighting to “speak the unspeakable and fight for an equally just future”.

For this reason, Paylan argued that his party and its MPs were trying to silence themselves, and expressed the view that “But everyone should question a quiet Turkey”.

Recalling that his proposals had been rejected by the Assembly Speaker for using the word ‘genocide’ before, Paylan said, “I was telling them, what do you mean, this event needs to be named. It’s not necessarily genocide, but I say it should be defined and named.”

The HDP MP made the following statements in justification of the bill he submitted to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, claiming that “the Armenian Genocide has been denied for 107 years”:

“The deportations and massacres that began with the arrest of nearly 250 Armenian intellectuals on April 24, 1915, culminated in the total expulsion of the Armenian people from their former lands with the temporary deportation law promulgated on May 27, 1915 and to the massacre of the vast majority of them around their places of residence and on the migratory routes.”

Director of Presidential Communications Fahrettin Altun was among the names who reacted to Paylan.

Stressing that the bill is “negligence, heresy and even treason,” Altun said in his Twitter post that he would respond to the bill, which he called “excessive,” with a process. judicial.

Altun added, “There is no black mark in our history.”

Paylan, on the other hand, recalled that there were calls for his immunity to be waived, stating that no record had been made on this before, and said it would not be acceptable for the legislative activity is a question of jurisdiction.

While condemning Paylan’s proposal, IYI party chairwoman Meral Akşener said, “The great Turkish nation has a history to be proud of. As long as we are here, no dirty program can change that fact.”

Democratic Party Chairman Gültekin Uysal also wrote in his Twitter post: “I strongly reject the allegation of ‘genocide’ against the Turkish nation, which has been subjected to persecution and genocide that will make the world blush. humanity, by an HDP MP, whose 102nd birthday we celebrated yesterday.”

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent a message to the Patriarch of Armenians of Turkey, Sahak Mashalyan, to commemorate April 24.

Using the phrases, “I once again commemorate the Ottoman Armenians who died with respect and convey my sincere condolences to their relatives who are still alive,” Erdogan said that World War I was a very painful time for millions of “Ottoman sons”. .

Referring to the diplomatic process undertaken with Armenia, Erdoğan made the following statements in his message:

“It is important for us, who have shared joys and sorrows for centuries, to heal the wounds of the past and strengthen our human ties.

“With this understanding, I believe we should build the future together, inspired by our deep-rooted unity for up to a thousand years, instead of magnifying pain.

“In fact, we have started a positive process with our neighbor Armenia to this end. I know that the normalization process is sincerely supported by our citizens of Armenian origin, who are in favor of close cooperation between the two neighboring countries. , and I attach great importance to this.

“I want you to make sure that we will do everything possible to ensure that our citizens of Armenia, who have left indelible traces in our cultural and human lives throughout our centuries-old association on this land, maintain their lives in peace, security and With these feelings and thoughts, I respectfully return to the Ottoman Armenians we lost in World War I. I commemorate him and convey my greetings and respect to all my citizens who participated in the commemoration ceremony.

On the other hand, HDP issued a written statement on the anniversary of the events of 1915 with the title “We share 107 years of pain and mourning”.

In the statement, it was said: “Delaying the confrontation with shame that makes our geography sterile does not serve social peace and does not tell the truth”.

Stressing that it is extremely important to live in peace with Armenian citizens, the HDP maintained that diplomatic, trade and economic relations with the Armenian state would be for the needs and interests of the peoples.

CHP spokesperson Faik Öztrak also shared a post on the subject on his social media account.

In his post, which he shared anonymously, Öztrak said, “It is historians, not politicians, who decide what happened in history. A politician’s duty is not not to arouse the hostility of history by law, but to build the future.”