WHO WILL DEFEND THE RIGHTS OF ARMENIAN CITIZENS IN TURKEY?
• Father of Istanbul Car Accident Victim Finds the Answer Elusive A tourist from Armenia was injured in a traffic accident on November 16, 2008 while visiting Istanbul. Gegham Nersesyan and three other tourists from Armenia were standing on the sidewalk, having a smoke, near the Istanbul bus station when two passenger cars struck each other and jumped the sidewalk. Two of the Armenians saw the approaching car and managed to jump to safety. A third was hit but luckily only suffered a broken foot. 29 year-old Gegham Nersesyan wasn’t so lucky. He suffered four bone fractures to his right leg and a brain concussion. Vahram Nersesyan, Gegham’s father, says his son wouldn’t have survived the accident if it hadn’t been for a carved out section of the wall. The injured were taken to a local hospital for first aid treatment and the police took down their version of the accident. The next day, with the help of friends, the Armenians return to Yerevan by plane. From the airport, Gegham Nersesyan
