Armenian-Americans sue Turkey, banks over losses

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Armenian-Americans sue Turkey, banks over losses

(AP) – 10 hours ago

LOS ANGELES — Armenian-Americans have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the Turkish government and two major Turkish banks for alleged damages dating back nearly a century.

Attorneys say heirs of Armenians killed and driven out of Turkey in 1915 are entitled to billions of dollars for property seized from their ancestors. They are seeking class-action status for the case filed Thursday.

Attorneys say the case is the first Armenian lawsuit directly naming the Turkish government as a defendant. Also named are the Central Bank of Turkey and T.C., Ziraat Bankasi. E-mails to both banks were not immediately returned.

The lawsuit says the property taken includes businesses, bank deposits and vast amounts of land. Lawyers say some priceless artifacts seized are now on display in Turkish museums.

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

The Associated Press: Armenian-Americans sue Turkey, banks over losses

 

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Since the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticize Zionist Nazis for their barbaric treatment of Palestinians few months ago all the anti-Turlksh groups are coming out of the woodworks. The Zionist Nazis have encouraged Kurdish attacks on Turkish army and now the Armenians.

The Associated Press: Armenian-Americans sue Turkey, banks over losses

Armenian-Americans sue Turkey, banks over losses

(AP) – Jul 29, 2010

LOS ANGELES — Armenian-Americans have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against the Turkish government and two major Turkish banks for alleged damages dating back nearly a century.

Attorneys say heirs of Armenians killed and driven out of Turkey in 1915 are entitled to billions of dollars for property seized from their ancestors. They are seeking class-action status for the case filed Thursday.

Attorneys say the case is the first Armenian lawsuit directly naming the Turkish government as a defendant. Also named are the Central Bank of Turkey and T.C., Ziraat Bankasi. E-mails to both banks were not immediately returned.

The lawsuit says the property taken includes businesses, bank deposits and vast amounts of land. Lawyers say some priceless artifacts seized are now on display in Turkish museums.

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

 

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This is preposterous. Soon we will all start suing for what happened 100 years back. If Armenians really did lose something, they wouldn't wait 100 years to ask for it back. Look at the Jews after the Holocaust, it took them only hours to sue.