Armenian nameplate removed from municipality building of Sur, Diyarbakir

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 9, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian and Assyrian writings on the municipality building of the Turkish district of Sur, Diyarbakir, have been removed at the order of Bilal Ozkan – the state inspector for the region, Demokrathaber.net reports.

Currently, the Turkish flag has been added to the remaining Turkish and Kurdish nameplate.

Earlier the Turkish Interior Ministry launched an investigation on the installation of a multi-language nameplate on the Sur municipality building. As grounds for the probe, the ministry mentioned “nameplate installation expenditures”, which allegedly caused damages. The case was closed when it was revealed the nameplate had been manufactured in the plant of the municipality.