Turkey’s Ministry of Internal Affairs opened an inquiry against Mayor Abdullah Demirbas of Diyarbakir Province’s Sur city, for posting road signs which read “Welcome” in several languages.

Demirbas harshly reacted to the launching of this investigation and stressed that this is a setback for peace, democracy, friendship and liberty, Radikal daily of Turkey informs.  

Also, the Diyarbakir Provincial Hall recently opened an inquest against Abdullah Demirbas for launching three-month Armenian-language courses.    

To note, the Mayor of Sur had also published several Armenian tales in Turkish and Armenian. Demirbas also launched the Armenian-language tourist guide for Diyarbakir. And the signs placed on the roads entering Sur include “Welcome” in Armenian.