Former US Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, known as a political ally of the Armenian cause, has reportedly written a letter of protest to Armenian President Robert Kocharian demanding the immediate release of Turkish citizen Yektan Turkyilmaz, who is currently being held in Yerevan on charges of trying to smuggle antique books out of the country.
Former US Senator Dole's letter to Kocharian asserts that Turkyilmaz, who is a doctorate student at Duke University, and who has been held in Yerevan since June 17, is being held in prison based on "unintelligable charges."
Where did that law come from?
Dole also said in his letter to Kocharian that "even if the same law is found somewhere in the world, it is certainly not found in free countries." The former US senator also noted that "while Armenia has many friends in the US, there is no way to defend the undefendable."
His wife was affected
Bob Dole's wife Elizabeth Dole, also a Duke University graduate, also apparently played a large role in encouraging his writing of the Kocharian letter.
Monday, August 08 2005 @ 07:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time
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US Senate Leader to Armenia: Set That Turk Free Immediately
Former US Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, known as a political ally of the Armenian cause, has reportedly written a letter of protest to Armenian President Robert Kocharian demanding the immediate release of Turkish citizen Yektan Turkyilmaz, who is currently being held in Yerevan on charges of trying to smuggle antique books out of the country. Turkyilmaz went to Armenia to make historical studies in archives. Turkish historians argue that no Turk can make any trip to Armenia after this case. Nilgun Gulcan from ISRO for instance says "the case is not legal but political".
Former US Senator Dole's letter to Kocharian asserts that Turkyilmaz, who is a doctorate student at Duke University,
and who has been held in Yerevan since June 17, is being held in prison based on "unintelligable charges."
Where did that law come from?
Dole also said in his letter to Kocharian that "even if the same law is found somewhere in the world, it is certainly not found in free countries."
The former US senator also noted that "while Armenia has many friends in the US, there is no way to defend the undefendable."
His wife was affected
Bob Dole's wife Elizabeth Dole, also a Duke University graduate, also apparently played a large role in encouraging his writing of the Kocharian letter.
Dr. Gulcan says Armenians do not want to see any Turk in Yerevan:
"They know that scientific searches will prove the sins in Armenian history. That's why they do not want to see any Turk in Armenia. They have many things to hide, including Armenian role in Nazi attacks against Jewish people".
9 August 2005
JTW with Hurriyet
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