NEW YORK - Ulker Aksu, chairperson of the Association of Turkish American Contend with Armenian Lies (ATACAL), has called on all Turkish people living in the United States to attend demonstrations to be held in New York and Washington D.C. to protest the allegations on so-called Armenian genocide.
Holding a news conference, Aksu said that the first one of protests would take place in New York`s Times Square on April 21st, and the second one in Washington D.C. on April 22nd.
"We also want to erect a monument in New Jersey out of respect to Turkish diplomats who were slain by Armenian terrorists. We held talks with Turkish Consul General in New York Mehmet Samsar," Ulker added.
Meanwhile, Hayati Tekin, mayor of Kutlukent town of the northern Turkish city of Samsun from the delegation of Turkish mayors visiting New York, said in his part, "Armenian allegations are nothing but lies. They unfoundedly accuse the Ottomans which embraced all nations."
"The monument to be erected in New Jersey for the memory of Turkish diplomats will cost about 300 thousand USD. We, as the Union of Turkish Municipalities (TBB), will be pleased to pay it," Tekin added.