ANKARA. – Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Turkish Malatsia city Mayor Ahmet Sakir and demanded explanations in connection to the destruction of the new building in the local Armenian cemetery.

Cakir said that compensation process follows the destruction and the construction is again in progress. The Mayor added that the construction was damaged ‘accidentally,’ Turkish Star reports.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, the Malatsia city hall destructed construction built by the Union of Armenians in Malatsia (HAYDER), which should have served as an administrative guard-stop for the Christian cemetery and to hold memorial services.

As Malatsia city Mayor said in the interview with Agos Armenian newspaper, they had planned to put down the roof and warned beforehand about it. However, the workers misunderstood and destroyed the building completely.