Istanbul lawyer Serhat Kamil Zor brought legal action against his colleague Bendal Celil Ezman, Turkish Zaman daily reports. The latter appealed to the court, demanding the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Serhat Kamil Zor accuses Ezman of offending Turkish nation, slander of state bodies and actions conflicting with professional lawyer’s duties. In his plea, Kamil Zor says he was born in one of the villages in Erzurum province, noting there are many settlements with Armenian and Greek names. In addition, he claims that during Russia’s invasion in the beginning of last century, Armenians massacred Turks.

As NEWS.am reported earlier, Turkish lawyer Bendal Celil Ezman appealed to the Turkish court, demanding the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, condemnation of Talat Pasha and renaming of streets with the latter’s name. The lawyer pointed out that he was denied to be given the documents on the trials held in 1918 and 1922, when those responsible for displacing Armenians in April and May 1915 were found guilty. Turkish lawyer charges Talat Pasha’s committee members with 220 and 3713, 76, 77, 78 articles of Turkish Criminal Code, which indicate that 1915 mass crimes against Armenians are labeled as Genocide.

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