Armenians in Turkey

Armenian politician vows to 'oust' leader of Turkey's Liberal Party

A young politician has set his eyes on becoming Turkey?s first Armenian party leader by ?staging a coup? inside Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

The LDP?s Istanbul deputy candidate Arda Karap?nar told Turkish news portal Radikal on May 28 that he is ready to replace the party?s seasoned chair, Cem Toker. 

ASALA victim calls for friendship

The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) was an Armenian terrorist organization that operated from 1975 until the early 1990s. It conducted a series of assassinations against Turks throughout the 1970 and 1980s, killing 46 and injuring 299 people. Some 42 of the assassinated were Turkish diplomats.

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