An association of Armenian women from Hamshen has asked the Nobel Committee to nominate Garo Paylan, a Turkish-Armenian lawmaker from the People’s Democratic Party, for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In her message, the association’s president, Saida Ohanyan, said she dedicated all her life to the campaign for the protection of the Armenians and other ethnic groups residing in Turkey, Rusarminfo.ru reports.
Paylan recently submitted a written proposal to the Turkish parliament with a request for creating a special commission to investigate the assassination of Hrant Dink, the founding editor-in-chief of the Istanbul-based Armenian weekly Agos.