Armenian descendents to sue Turkey in U.S.
Turkish “Vatan” daily published new details from the story of three Armenian descendants who had filed lawsuits in U.S. court against Turkey.
Alex Bakalian, Anais Harutyunyan and Rita Mahtesyan have sued Turkish Government, Central Bank and Bank of Agriculture demanding $100 million compensation from the Turkish government. Their grand parents owned 49,5hec of land in Adana, including the territory where Incirlik air base is established.
The US Foreign Department sent a diplomatic note to Turkey demanding to appear to the court. Turkey is highly recommended to hire a lawyer and to appear in the court, otherwise the court will release its judgment without them.
After 70 days Turkey has now asked the court to postpone the hearing until September 19. The request has been accepted.