Saturday, February 25, 2012

Turkey 'owes' apology for deaths of Holocaust escapees

Turkey 'owes' apology for deaths of Holocaust escapees

ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News

Ankara must show the courage to apologize for its role in the Struma tragedy in which 764 people died in the Black Sea after being neglected by Turkey while escaping from the Holocaust, a leading Jewish-Turkish business has said. “Just like German Chancellor Angela Merkel apologized for Turks who were murdered by neo-Nazis, Ankara must have the same courage,” İshak Alaton said.

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