An Armenian community that was forced to vacate their villages in the southeastern province of Batman 25 years ago due to politically motivated violence in the region has mounted a legal battle to retrieve disputed land.
"They could not retrieve their homes and land when they decided to return back. The Directorate of Land and Cadastre has forged illegal documents on behalf of those who occupied [the properties]," lawyer Şeyhmus Kabaday, who represents the villagers in court, told the Hürriyet Daily News.
Acar village headman M. Şirin Ekmen claimed otherwise, however, when speaking on the occupant villagers' behalf.
Armenian News
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