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Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) member, Mayor of Ankara Melih Gokcek, has filed a lawsuit against Istanbul-Armenian journalist Hayko Bagdat.

Bagdat had tweeted: “They have officially given the capital city to an Armenian. Shame on you.” Subsequently, Gokcek had issued a statement and considered it an insult to be called Armenian, reported Hurriyet daily of Turkey.

In addition, the mayor filed a lawsuit with the court claiming that he was insulted by being called “Armenian.”

“Using a word in the sense of disgust towards someone so loved and honored by the people is a serious violation of my client’s personality rights, and a great disrespect against anyone who has voted for, supports, loves, and honors my client,” specifically reads the respective statement by Melih Gokcek’s attorney.

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