Garo Paylan condemned Erdogan for the word “gyavur”
13.04.2021
Garo Paylan, an Armenian MP from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party, criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, considering his hate speech unacceptable during one of his speeches.
According to Ermenihaber, the Turkish president used the word “gyavur” to target Christians. In this regard, Paylan submitted a written request to the parliament, demanding that Vice-President of Turkey Fuat Oktay answer the following questions:
1)Don’t you know that the word “gyavur” is a word of hatred, and for generations it has been used as an expletive against your fellow citizens?
2)Don’t you know that the hatred word “gyavur” leads to a hate crime?
3)Are you aware that using the hatred word as President would disrupt social peace?
4)Would you take back the expression “gyavur” and apologize?
Paylan stated that he was repeatedly attacked with “gyavur” swearing.