Thousands of Turks, People From Other Nations March in Washington D.C. to 'Let History Decide'

The chairman of the Turkish-American Parliamentary Friendship Group Ali Sarikaya, Justice and Development (AK) Party MP and Deputy Chairman Fatma Betul Sayan, AK Party MP Ertan Aydin and the Turkish ambassador to Washington Serdar Kılıç participated in the walk.

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People originating from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Algeria, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ethiopia, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, Malaysia, Nigeria, Syria, Pakistan etc., gathered in front of the White House from all U.S. states in the morning to show solidarity with Turkey but also to protest against Islamophobia, and the situation of Syrian refugees.


We are now waiting for the great march organized by the Turkish-American National Steering Committee,'' the Ambassador of Turkey to the United States Serdar Kılıç had said on his Twitter account before the march.


İbrahim Uyar, who is one of the founders of TASC, reportedly said that they put up ads supporting Turkey on subways, buses and billboards in Washington, New York and Texas. Meanwhile, TASC has also launched a social media campaign with the hashtag #LetHistoryDecide, to raise awareness about Armenian propaganda regarding the 1915 events. (AA, Daily Sabah)