ISTANBUL. – Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) Vice-Chairman Sezgin Tanrikulu demanded that the country’s parliament study the problems of Turkey’s immigrants from Armenia and offer respective solutions. 

In the petition, which Tanrikulu and his friends addressed to the chairmanship of the Turkish parliament, it is noted that the parliament must offer solutions to the problems of not solely Turkish citizens, but also of every person in the country, Istanbul’s Agos Armenian bilingual weekly reports.       

“As Mr. Premier had noted, there are close to 100,000 residents of Armenia in our country. If this many people are living and working in Turkey, I believe this indicates the hospitality of the country. [And] in this case, it is the parliament’s duty to study the problems of these people and to offer solutions,” Sezgin Tanrikulu stated.