2012 Istanbul rally to commemorate the Khojaly massacre

Rally in Istanbul, Turkey 41 02 13 N 28 59 09 E region:TR-34_type:landmark_source:dewiki title 2012 rally to commemorate the Khojaly massacre 350,000 including Interior Minister İdris Naim Şahin and Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutluhttps://archive.today/20130221184947/http://www.indirvideo.net/taksimde-350-bin-turk-hepimiz-hocaliyiz-dedi-526481.html Indirvideo.net: Taksimde 350 Bin TÜRK Hepimiz Hocalıyız! dedi TurkeyTaksim Square, Istanbul, Turkey 2012 02 26 A rally commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the 1992 massacre of Azerbaijani civilians and armed troops by local irregular Armenian forces and the 366th Commonwealth of Independent States Guards Motor Rifle Regiment took place in Istanbul on 26 February 2012. It was the largest campaign within "Justice for Khojaly" framework.TurkishClass.com: Tens of thousands remember victims of Khojaly Massacre in İstanbul The demonstration with slogan "We are all from Khojaly" (az "Hamımız Xocalılıyıq", tr "Hepimiz Hocalılıyız")http://www.alexcheban.com/khojaly2012.htm Стамбул: Ходжалинская трагедия - 20 лет спустя. 26.02.2012, фоторепортаж с площади Таксим 2013-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501132949/http://www.alexcheban.com/khojaly2012.htm 2012-05-01 dead started in front of Galatasaray High SchoolVestikavkaza.ru: В Стамбуле на стотысячном митинге почтили память трагедии в Ходжалы and lasted several hours in Taksim Square (Istanbul, Turkey) with around 200,000 participants.http://www.news.az/articles/politics/55460 News.az: 'We are all from Khojaly' rally in Istanbul draws nearly 200,000 - PHOTOS 2013-01-08 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052625/http://news.az/articles/politics/55460 dead The rally however took a very racist tone as many members of the crowd displayed anti-Armenian slogans containing hate speech and chanted violent threats towards Armenians. Demonstration Around 200,000 participants for the 20th anniversary remembrance of the Khojaly Massacre victims,http://www.demotix.com/news/1076630/thousands-protest-khojaly-massacre-istanbul/all-media Demotix.com: Thousands protest Khojaly Massacre - Istanbul 2013-01-08 https://archive.today/20130121170514/http://www.demotix.com/news/1076630/thousands-protest-khojaly-massacre-istanbul/all-media 2013-01-21 dead dozens of youth and student organizations, public unions, Turkish organizations and movements participated in the rally. The number of participants was expected to be in the tens of thousandsTurkishnews.com: ‘We expect ten thousands of people to join Khojaly rally in Istanbul’ including Azerbaijanis and Turks,https://archive.today/20130204181926/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=271825 Todayszaman.com: Thousands to stage rally in İstanbul commemorating Khojaly Massacre while more than 200 000 people of other ethnic backgrounds also joined the rally. The resolution of the rally was read during the protest urging the organizers of the Khojaly Massacre to be punished according to international law.http://dagestan.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/201888/ Кавказский узел: В Стамбуле состоялась акция памяти Ходжалинской трагедии 2013-01-08 https://archive.today/20130416234107/http://dagestan.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/201888/ 2013-04-16 dead The Istanbul police dispatched heavy security to the French Cultural Center on İstiklal Avenue, where demonstrators were marching, fearing possible attacks on the building.WorldBulletin.net: Tens of thousands in İstanbul remember Khojaly Massacre victims / PHOTO The rally was attended by nationalist organizations and political parties such as the MHP, Grey Wolves, Atsız Youth, and the Alperen Hearths. Security was increased around the Greek and French consulates whilst the road leading towards the Agos newspaper office was blocked off.Akyol Mustafa Insulting Armenianness http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/insulting-armenianness-.aspx?pageID=238&nid=15135 Hurriyet 26 December 2012 March 3, 2012 Attendance estimates ranged from 20,00020,000 protestors mark Karabakh in Istanbul http://www.emirates247.com/news/world/20-000-protestors-mark-karabakh-in-istanbul-2012-02-26-1.445223 22 December 2012 AFP. Emirates 24/7 February 26, 2012 to 100,000 by the organizers.Investigation launched into racist slogans in İstanbul's Khojaly rally http://www.todayszaman.com/news-272933-investigation-launched-into-racist-slogans-in-istanbuls-khojaly-rally.html 22 December 2012 Zaman 29 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120621042734/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-272933-investigation-launched-into-racist-slogans-in-istanbuls-khojaly-rally.html 21 June 2012 dead dmy-all Istanbul governor Hüseyin Avni Mutlu attended the rally, and it was addressed by the Turkish Interior Minister İdris Naim Şahin who said: "There has never been a stage for such a courageous, honoured, determined, peaceful and brotherly meeting. I salute you! Welcome, shall your unity be everlasting!".NGO files complaint against minister http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ngo-files-complaint-against-minister.aspx?pageID=238&nid=14874 22 December 2012 Hurriyet February 29, 2012You are all Armenians, you are all Bastards! http://www.haberruzgari.com/guncel/39702-HEPINIZ-ERMENISINIZ-HEPINIZ-PICSINIZ.html 22 December 2012 haberruzgari https://web.archive.org/web/20150217121450/http://www.haberruzgari.com/guncel/39702-HEPINIZ-ERMENISINIZ-HEPINIZ-PICSINIZ.html 17 February 2015 dead dmy-allThe Interior Minister enticed the crowd http://www.demokrathaber.net/guncel/icisleri-bakani-taksimde-irkcilari-costurdu-h7230.html 22 December 2012 Demokratik Haber 22 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120422042210/http://www.demokrathaber.net/guncel/icisleri-bakani-taksimde-irkcilari-costurdu-h7230.html deadTurkey Special: The Government Supports a Hyper-Nationalist --- and Threatening --- Protest http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2012/2/27/turkey-special-the-government-supports-a-hyper-nationalist-a.html 22 December 2012 enduringamerica Various slogans included, "We are all from Khojaly", "Stop Armenian aggression",Emirates247.com: protestors mark Karabakh in Istanbul "Do not forget Turkic people genocide by Armenian gangs in southern Azerbaijan",GulfToday.ae: Thousands of Turks mark Karabakh war deaths "One nation, two countries, Justice for Khojaly!",Kanalb.com.tr: Taksim'de Hocalı Katliamı Protesto Edildi and "Stop Armenian lies". Racist slogans Some elements of the crowd displayed anti-Armenian slogans containing hate speech and chanted violent threats towards Armenians.Azeris mark 20th anniversary of Khojaly Massacre in Istanbul http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/azeris-mark-20th-anniversary-of-khojaly-massacre-in-istanbul.aspx?pageID=238&nid=14673 22 December 2012 Hurriyet February 26, 2012 One banner carried by dozens of protestors said, "You are all Armenians, you are all bastards.Khojaly Massacre Protests gone wrong in Istanbul: ' You are all Armenian, you are all bastards ' http://www.nationalturk.com/en/khodzhaly-massacre-protests-gone-wrong-in-istanbul-you-are-all-armenian-you-are-all-bastards-16707 22 December 2012 National Turk 28 February 2012Racism at Taksim: You are all Armenian, you are all Bastards! http://www.mersinyasam.com/news/28854.html Radikal 22 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120419040418/http://www.mersinyasam.com/news/28854.html 19 April 2012 dead dmy-allAyazoglu Serkan Hepiniz Ermenisiniz hepiniz piçsiniz' http://www.taraf.com.tr/haber/hepiniz-ermenisiniz-hepiniz-picsiniz.htm 27 December 2012 Taraf 2012-02-27 Turkish Translated from Turkish: The rally whose original intent was a commemorative event for Khojaly victims turned into a racist rally (ırkçı gösteriye dönüştü). https://web.archive.org/web/20120621105617/http://www.taraf.com.tr/haber/hepiniz-ermenisiniz-hepiniz-picsiniz.htm 21 June 2012 dead dmy-allRacism mars Khojaly protest in Taksim http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&newsId=273193&link=273193 27 December 2012 Zaman 4 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120421050648/http://www.todayszaman.com/newsDetail_getNewsById.action?load=detay&newsId=273193&link=273193 21 April 2012 dead dmy-allHocalı protestoları devlet desteğiyle ırkçı gövde gösterisine dönüştü http://www.hristiyangazete.com/2012/02/hocali-protestolari-devlet-destegiyle-irkci-govde-gosterisine-donustu/#.UNzd-ln4Lbk 27 December 2012 Hristyan Gazete 2012-02-27 Title translated from Turkish: The Khojaly protestors turned the protest into a racist show of force with the support of the government. https://web.archive.org/web/20120306154447/http://www.hristiyangazete.com/2012/02/hocali-protestolari-devlet-destegiyle-irkci-govde-gosterisine-donustu/#.UNzd-ln4Lbk 6 March 2012 deadProtests in Istanbul: "You are all Armenian, you are all bastards" http://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/21966/protests-in-istanbul-you-are-all-armenian-you-are 22 December 2012 LBC International 2012-02-26 The anti-Armenian chants and slogans used by elements of the crowd included: "You are all Armenian, you are all bastards", "Bastards of Hrant cannot scare us", "Today Taksim, Tomorrow Yerevan, we can come suddenly at night", and "Let Armenia be gone". Some chants supported Ogün Samast, the convicted assassin of ethnic Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.Evening out one misery with another http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/evening-out-one-misery-with-another--.aspx?pageID=238&nID=14788&NewsCatID=396 14 January 2013 Hurriyet February 28, 2012 "We are all Ogün SamastHocalı protestolarında Samast ve Çatlı sloganları http://www.evrensel.net/news.php?id=23880 14 January 2013 Evrensel 2012-02-26 Turkish https://archive.today/20130221115945/http://www.evrensel.net/news.php?id=23880 21 February 2013 dead dmy-all"Hepiniz ermənisiniz, hepiniz piçsiniz" deyənləri 3 il həbs gözləyir http://qafqazinfo.az/news.php?id=16528 26 December 2012 Qafqaz Info 2012-04-20 Azerbaijani https://web.archive.org/web/20131014235721/http://qafqazinfo.az/news.php?id=16528 14 October 2013 dead dmy-allInce Elif In Taksim just hating was not enough http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&ArticleID=1080004&CategoryID=77 22 December 2012 Radikal 2012-02-27 TurkishAyazoglu Serkan Hepiniz Ermenisiniz Hepiniz Piçsiniz http://www.haksozhaber.net/hepiniz-ermenisiniz-hepiniz-picsiniz-28053h.htm 26 December 2012 Haksoz Haber Feb 27, 2012 Turkish Students at the Süleyman Demirel University in Isparta reportedly chanted "Mount Ağrı will become your grave".Translated from Turkish: And if a University Student Could Do This! http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalDetayV3&ArticleID=1080066&CategoryID=77 26 December 2012 Radikal 2012-02-27 Turkish Related events Simultaneously, the Youth Forum of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) opened an exhibition of photos and paintings in Istanbul within the framework of an international campaign titled Justice for Khojaly.http://www.todayszaman.com/news-271770-international-exhibition-justice-for-khojaly-staged-in-central-istanbul.html Todayszaman.com: International exhibition 'Justice for Khojaly' staged in central İstanbul 2013-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20120219022613/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-271770-international-exhibition-justice-for-khojaly-staged-in-central-istanbul.html 2012-02-19 dead The exhibition takes place at the Taksim Metro Station Exhibition Hall.TheFreeLibrary.com: "Justice for Khojaly" exhibition opens in Istanbul subway station To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Khojaly massacre, thousands of people gathered in the Turkish capital city Ankara as well.BBC.co.uk - Nagorno-Karabakh: Remembering the victims of Khojaly Reactions The Armenian National Committee of America condemned the rally and urged the United States Ambassador to Turkey, Francis Ricciardone, to immediately condemn the demonstration.ANCA CONDEMNS ANTI-ARMENIAN PROTESTS IN TURKEY http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=2105 ANCA 26 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120904125739/http://www.anca.org/press_releases/press_releases.php?prid=2105 4 September 2012 dead dmy-allANCA Condemns Anti-Armenian Protests in Turkey http://www.armenianweekly.com/2012/02/26/anca-condemns-anti-armenian-protests-in-turkey/ 26 December 2012 Armenian Weekly The Agos bilingual Turkish Armenian newspaper similarly condemned the demonstrations and organized a demonstration on 4 March calling for 'an end to racism' and 'brotherhood for all peoples'.Nefret Sizin Insanlik Bizim http://www.bianet.org/bianet/ifade-ozgurlugu/136677-nefret-sizin-insanlik-bizim 26 December 2012 Bianet Turkish The Union of Socialist Azerbaijanis of Turkey issued a statement noting that the events surrounding the Khojali demonstrations should not be used "as a tool to deny the Armenian genocide". A union member claimed in the Taraf newspaper "that the government of Azerbaijan had subsidized the travel costs for some of the participants in the demonstration at a cost of about US$ 2 million".Azerbaijan spends $2 million for anti-Armenian protest in Istanbul http://news.am/eng/news/95292.html 26 December 2012 February 29, 2012Sosyalist Azeriler'den eylem http://www.etha.com.tr/Haber/2012/02/26/guncel/sosyalist-azerilerden-eylem/ 8 January 2013 Etkin Haber Ajansi Turkish https://web.archive.org/web/20120720103019/http://www.etha.com.tr/Haber/2012/02/26/guncel/sosyalist-azerilerden-eylem/ 20 July 2012 deadERMENÝYE KÜFÜR ÝÇÝN 2 MÝLYON DOLAR http://www.haberruzgari.com/haber_yazdir.php?id=39721 https://archive.today/20130216043649/http://www.haberruzgari.com/haber_yazdir.php?id=39721 dead 16 February 2013 8 January 2013 HaberRuzgari On February 27, the head of Parliament's Human Rights Commission, Ayhan Sefer Ustun, called on Turkey's prosecutors to take action against protesters who held up racist signs at the rally. He told journalists that the hateful messages "completely devalued" the commemorative nature of the event. The European Union raised concerns regarding the anti-Armenian slogans. A statement by the European Commission urged Turkey and its media to adopt a code of ethics on respect to religious minorities and the necessity to adopt new legislation to prosecute the incitement of hatred.Gultasli Selcuk EU concerned about racist slogans against Armenians at İstanbul rally http://www.todayszaman.com/news-273069-eu-concerned-about-racist-slogans-against-armenians-at-istanbul-rally.html 27 December 2012 Zaman 2 March 2012 Brussels https://web.archive.org/web/20120314012458/http://www.todayszaman.com/news-273069-eu-concerned-about-racist-slogans-against-armenians-at-istanbul-rally.html 14 March 2012 dead dmy-all Arrests On 18 April 2012 the police in Istanbul arrested nine people in connection with the protests. They were released after stating that just before the demonstrations they were handed the offending banners by people unknown to them.Nine anti-Armenian protesters detained in Turkey http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/nine-anti-armenian-protesters-detained-in-turkey-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=18755&NewsCatID=339 26 December 2012 hurriyetdailynews April 18, 2012 See also Anti-Armenian sentiment in Turkey First Nagorno-Karabakh War References 2 External links Video of the Protest Video of the Protest and interviews with protestors (Subtitled in English) Speech of Idris Naim Sahin (In Turkish) Focushaber: Photographic Gallery Category:Protests in Turkey Category:Khojaly massacre Category:Armenia–Turkey relations Category:Azerbaijan–Turkey relations Category:Anti-Armenian sentiment in Turkey Category:Hate speech Category:February 2012 in Turkey Category:2012 in Turkey Category:2012 in Istanbul Category:Anti-Armenian sentiment Category:2012 protests