New Mass Grave Of Turks Killed By Armenians Found In Igdir

ERZURUM - The new mass grave belonging to Turks killed by Armenians in 1919 in Tuzluca town of eastern Igdir province will be opened on May 27.
The mass graveyard will be opened by the participation of scholars from various countries.
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Hallacoglu, the Chairman of the Institution of Turkish History told A.A correspondent on Friday that they would bring onto world public opinion's agenda the mass graveyard found in the region in return to the claims of so-called genocide on Armenians. He said they had information in the archives confirming that 150 Muslims were killed in Gedikli village in Tuzluca town of eastern Igdir province in 1919 by Armenians. Prof. Dr. Hallacoglu said that the place where 96 persons killed by Armenians and buried in a mass graveyard was found by getting information from the children of persons who saved themselves from Armenian massacres. Prof. Dr. Hallacoglu said that Armenian gangsters later demolished the house where they brought together 96 persons and killed them, adding that they buried the dead persons in that house.
Hallacoglu added that they would also invite Armenians to Gedikli village where the graveyard was found. ''We will particularly invite the chairman of Dashnag organizations in Armenia to the opening of the mass graveyard,'' he noted.
(ÖS-AÖ) 16.05.2003