The head of a Turkish nationalist group could face up to a year in jail after being charged over a placard he put in his office barring Jews and Armenians from entering. “No Jews or Armenians are allowed through this door. Dogs are free to enter,” read the sign that Niyazi Capa, general manager of the Osman Gazi Culture Federation, placed in the window of his office of the central Anatolian city of Eskisehir in January just after the Israeli military began its three-week operation in Gaza.
Prosecutors have now charged Capa with “discrimination on the basic of race or religion”, a crime punishable by between six months and one year imprisonment.
Capa had denied the charges, telling prosecutors investigating the case that he was not a racist and that he had no problem with Armenian or Jewish people.
Capa’s trial will start at an Eskisehir magistrate’s court later this year.
Source: www.vosizneias.com
