Garo Paylan reflects to Belge Publishing House police raid

Garo Paylan, the ethnic Armenian MP of Turkey’s parliament, commented on the May 7 police raid on the Belge Publishing House. ‘Belge Publishing House has written down the history of Turkey’s crimes……..At least read the conscated books”, Paylan said on Twitter.

Turkish police raided on May 7 the Belge Publishing House, founded by Turkish human rights activist Ragıp Zarakolu and his wife, Turkish media reported. Zarakolu is known for recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Police conscated over 2000 books from Belge, the house which publishes opposition content literature for over 40 years.

Although cops said they have orders to conscate the ‘Kurds not having a state’ and ‘More difficult decisions than death’ books, they also took many others. Mehmet Ali Varis, an employee of Belge, was detained and later released. Belge is known for publishing several dozens of books on the Armenian Genocide and the Armenian Cause. Ragıp Zarakolu has visited Armenia on numerous occasions, condemned he Armenian Genocide and urged the Turkish government to face the reality. Zarakolu is currently residing in Europe.