During Wednesday’s Turkish court trial into the case of the Union of Communities in Kurdistan (KCK), one of the defendants, journalist Ertus Bozkurt, paid respects to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.     

During the trial Bozkurt made a statement on behalf of all the defendants, CNN Turk news agency of Turkey reports. 

“Today, [Wednesday,] April 24, is the anniversary of the Armenian massacres. We share the grief of the Armenians,” Ertus Bozkurt stated