İSTANBUL - After he was targeted by the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies (ASAM) for making a call for peace amid ongoing clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, hundreds of people have expressed support for Garo Paylan, an Armenian MP of the HDP.

 

After the Center for Eurosian Strategic Studies (ASAM) released a statement in newspapers amid ongoing clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia last week and targeted Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan by accusing him of "treason", a joint statement expressing support and solidarity with Paylan has been signed by hundreds of people.

 

Indicating that Paylan was targeted by hate speech over his remarks about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the signatories of the statement have underlined that such acts of targeting led to disasters several times before.

 

Signing the joint statement, hundreds of people have said, "MP Garo Paylan has been targeted by hate speech and portrayed as an enemy because he expressed his opinions. We witnessed so many times before how great disasters and destruction such acts of targeting led to. For this reason, we emphasize it together: Garo Paylan is not alone."

 

The statement has been signed by following people:

 

A. Canset Big Aksel - Retired, Abdullah Demirbaş - Diyarbakır Sur former mayor, Abdullah Şener - Retired, Abdülhakim Daş - Politician, Adnan Batuhan Batı - Doctor, Adnan Köymen - Retired, Ahmet Aykaç, Ahmet Bülent Erişti - Teacher, Ahmet Çakmak - Retired Academic, Ahmet Çiftçi - Worker, Ahmet Durakçı - Teacher, Ahmet Günaysu - Economist, Ahmet Hulusi Kırım - Lawyer, Ahmet Kuzik - Photographer, Ahmet Sami Karaman - Retired, Ahmet Yıldırım - Worker, Akın Atalay - Lawyer, Akın Türe - Engineer, Akif Kurtuluş - Literary, Alaattin Taş - Retired, Ali Bilge - Journalist, Economist, Ali Cihangir Oral - Mechanical Engineer, Ali Fırat - Education worker, Ali Fuat Karaöz - Technical Teacher, Ali Met - Retired, Ali Osman Keskin, Ali Özgüley - Elderly Care , Alin Sönmez - Human Resources and Administrative Affairs Manager, Altan Kadayıfçı - Retired, Ani Aleksanya - Kindergarten Teacher, Arif Çinpolat - Worker, Arşer Payiz - Glass artist, Aslan Yıldız - Taxi driver, Asude Toksoy - Retired, Atilla Aytemur - Writer, Atilla Dirim - Translator, Atiye Altül - Social Consultant, Aydın Akça - Retired, Aydın Coşkun - Businessman, Aydın Kıral - Printing Master, Ayhan Çetiner - Producer, Ayla Atalay - Retired, Ayla Doğan - Doctor, Aynur Karaş - Nurse, Ayśın Yeşilay İnan - Psychologist, Aysuda Kölemen - Academic, Ayşe Akdeniz - Activist, Ayşe Akıncı - Nurse, Ayşe Aydoğan, Ayşe Cemal, Ayşe Çavdar, Ayşe Demirbilek - Logistics employee, Ayşe Erdoğan - Business woman, Ayşe Erzan - Academic, Ayşe Gözen - Academic, Ayşe Gül Demirkol - Retired teacher, Ayşe Nur Doksat - Physician, Ayşegül Devecioğlu - Writer, Ayşegül Ercan - Information processor, Ayşen Şahin - Communicator, Writer, Ayşenur Kolivar - Musician, Artist, Aytaç Erdoğdu - Economist, Ayten Ünal - Freelance lawyer, Azat Coşkun Trust - Retired teacher

 

Bahadır Altan - Pilot, Bahan Gönce - Worker, Bahri Alkan - Educator, Bahri Avar - Retired, Banu Söğüt - Manager, Baran Seyhan - Producer, Baskın Oran, Batur Talu - Student, Baytekin Kara - Photographer, Bekir Yılmaz - Retired, Berrak Yüce - Architect, Berrin Yüce - Chemical Engineer, Bihterin Okan Adam - Teacher, Bilal Çiçek - Student, Binnaz Toprak, Birgül Hakan - Retired, Birsen Eraslan - Sculptor, Burak Demir - Logistics employee, Burhan Çalık - Retired, Bülent Aydın - Graphic designer, Bülent Erdem - Economist, Bülent Müftüoğlu - Freelance, Bülent Şık - Food Engineer, Academic, Bülent Uzun,

 

C. Murat Özgünay - Business person, Cahit Aktaş - Doctor, Can Irmak Özinanır - Researcher, Can İkizler - Free, Can İzar - Stone Master, Canan Şahin - PhD student, Canset Big Aksel - Retired, Casim Cihan - Agricultural Engineer, Celal Deniz - Retired, Celal Fevzi Sayarer - Retired, Celal Sonuvar, Celal Yıldırım - Dentist, Cemal Akay - Driver, Cemal Taş - Worker, Cemal Yıldız - Lawyer, Cengiz Arın, Cengiz Başar - Worker, Ceren Özselçuk - Academic, Ceyda Can - Operator , Cihan Palan - Retired, Cihan Şenoğuz - Retired Publisher, Cihat Aktarcı - Retired, Civan Gürel - Cevdet Arslan - Retired, Translator, Cosette Nehabetyan - Officer, Coşku Çelik - Academic, Çağla Oflas-Writer, Çelebi Serkan - Retired, Çiğdem Mater - Producer, Çiğdem Tümbaş - Unemployed,

 

Dani Jan - Garment Manager, David Pakyüz - Electrical Engineer, Davut Bayraktar - Retired, Defne Suman - Writer, Deniz Cenk Demir - PhD Student, Deniz Güngören - Academic, Deniz Kurtuluş Özgünay - Director, Deniz Türkali - Actor, Deniz Ürkmez, Deniz Yıldız - Sociologist, Devrim Kavallı - Musician, Devrim Zeynep Ateşer - Voice Actor & Translator, Dila Ak - Worker, Dilek Gökçin, Diren Cevahir Şen - Lawyer, Doğan Akhanlı - Writer, Doğan Bermek - Politician, Doğan Ünal - Worker, Doğan Özkan - Writer, Doğu Yaşar Akal - Director, Dr. Çağlar Deniz - ADO Volunteer, Dr. Ümit Kardaş - Lawyer,

 

Ebru Sayrım - Physiotherapist, Ecehan Balta - Researcher, Efe Beşler - Administrative Affairs, Ekim Ateşer - Architect, planner, Elif Altınok - Retired, Elif Göçmen - Retired, Emine Sapmaz - Industrial Engineer, Emine Uşaklıgil, Emrah Dönmez, Emrah Durmuş, Emre Can Dağlıoğlu - PhD Student, Ender Akar - Retired Teacher, Enver Aslan - Freelance, Enver Enli - Journalist, Enver Laçin - Retired Teacher, Erdoğan Alçınkaya - Retired Worker, Erdoğan Gümüş - Retired, Erdoğan Kahyaoğlu - Writer, Erol Ekici, Esra Koç, Esra Akbalık - Academic, Esra Mungan - Academic, Evrim Kepenek - Journalist, Eylem Tuncaelli - Engineer,

 

Faruk Eren - DİSK Basın-İş Union Chair, Faruk Kızılaslan - Retired, Faruk Sevim - Engineer, Fatih Arıcı - Deputy, Fatih Göktepe - Driver, Fatin Kanat - Human rights defender, Fatma Akdokur - Academic, Fatma Bostan Ünsal - Academic, Fatma Kaya - Artist, Fatma Ökten - Retired, Fatoş Nergis - Retired teacher, Ferhat Cenan - Retired teacher, Ferhat Kentel - Academic, Fero Fırat - Freelance, Fethi İnan - Webmaster, Fethiye Çetin - Lawyer, Figen Dayıcık - Teacher, Figen Şakacı - Writer, Fulya Oral - Yoga instructor, Funda Oral - Retired, Füsun Çeliker,

 

Garabet Orunöz - Retired, Garo Kaprielyan - Miner, Gaye Boralıoğlu - Writer, Gençay Gürsoy - Doctor, Gülay Demiray - Retired, Gülayşe Koçak - Writer, Gülçin Wilhelm - Translator, Gülser Kayır, Günfer Karadeniz - Lawyer, Güngör Şenkal - Writer, Günseli Göçen - Artist, Gürhan Ertür, Gürkan Develi - Retired,

 

H. Cevad Özdil - Architect, Hacer Ansal, Hacer Paçacı - Dentist, Hacer Yeşilçay, Hadi Gümüş - Retired, Hakan Ataman - Educator, Hakan Dilmeç, Hakan Gümüş - Construction machine operator, Hakan Tahmaz - Writer, Hakkı Esenlik - Retired, Halide Emel Korkmaz - Retired, Halil Karavelioğlu - Retired, Halime Diktaş - Retired, Halit Sümer - Worker, Hamit Akıncı - Retired, Hamza Yılmaz - Retired, Hanife Yüksel, Hasan Güler - Business person, Hasan Uyar - Worker, Hasan Yılmaz - Mine operator, Hasene İzbasmaz - Retired, Haycan Demirciyan - Retired, Hazar Dilaver - Retired, Helin Çimen - Market Worker, Hidayet Şefkatli Tuksal - Academic, Hilda Çelik - Retired, Hizan Nur Bucak Batı - Doctor, Hulusi Bilgin - Tradesman, Hülya Akdeniz Aktay - Press retired , Hülya Karcı - Theater Player, Hülya Üstün - Retired, Hüseyin Şimşek - Journalist writer, Hüseyin Topaloğlu - Retired

 

İbrahim Baykan - Retired teacher, İlay İlkay, İlhan Döğüş - Economist, Dr. İlhan Yiğit - KESK MYK member, İlkay Akkaya - Artist, İlza Mercan - Housewife, İnci Duygu - Bank Retired, İnci Hekimoğlu - Journalist, İskender Göçmen - Worker, İsmail Doğan - Retired Worker, İsmail Koyuncu - Construction Engineer, İsmail Polat - Retired Teacher, İsmail Yumli - Electrician, İştar Gözaydın - Academic, Jale Mildanoğlu - Retired,

 

Kaan Toksoy - Retired, Kadir Barut - Plumber, Kamil Çınar - Electrical Engineer, Kazım Kılıç - Musician, Kazım Şaroğlu - Retired, Kemal Akgün, Kemal Hür - Journalist, Kemal Armağan - Retired, Kemal Başak - Self-employed, Kenan Davutoğlu - Cinematographer , Kevork Taşkıran, Kevork Yıldız - Jeweler, Koray Doğan Urbanlı, Korkut Akın - Director / writer, Kuban Altınel - Academic, Kuban Kural - Circassian activist,

 

Levent Sert - Retired, Levon Bağış, Linda Üçkardeş - Retired,

 

M. Cânân Arın - Lawyer, M. Sina Hıdır, Mamo Polat - Retired, Manuk Aynalı - Retired, Mazlum Çetinkaya - Poet and writer, Mebuse Tekay, Mehmet Akif Product - Retired, Mehmet Akyıldız - Mechanical Technician, Mehmet Ali Coşkun - Retired, Mehmet Bilal Tekin - Retired, Mehmet Korkmaz - Journalist, Mehmet Rastgele - Manager, Mehmet Sait Demir - Journalist, Mehmet Salmanoğlu - Sociologist, Mehmet Ülker - Filmmaker, Mehmet Zencir - Retired Academic, Mehtap Erol - Health Worker, Melek Erman Köni, Melek Ulugay - Writer, Menderes Çınar, Academic, Meral Ateşer - Retired, Meral Camcı, Meral Gürbüz - Retired, Mert Büyükkarabacak, Mert Selek - Engineer, Merve Diltemiz Mol - Operator, Meryem Karadaş - Press Release, Metin Sert - Immune Therapist, Mevlüt Yarpazoğlu - Retired, Mine Çavdar - Designer, Miyase Uysal - Retired, Muammer Sağır - Retired, Munise Görgül - Yoga instructor, Murat Erkman - Economist, Murat Sert - Technician, Mustafa Çakar - Writer, Mustafa Erdoğan - Retired, Mustafa Ocak - Retired, Mustafa Olaş - Retired, Mustafa Paçal - Industry, relations specialist, writer, Mustafa Sirtan - Retired, Mustafa Şener - Academic, Mustafa Tüzüngüç - Electronics Engineer, Mutlucan Güvendir - Literature, Müjgan Arpat - Journalist, Münir Korkmaz - Teacher,

 

Nazar Büyüküm, Nazaret Sahakyan - Retired, Nazif Öztürk - Retired, Necati Sulhan - Educator, Necdet Oğuz - Electrical Engineer, Necdet Taşdemir - Retired, Nesim Ovadya İzrail, Neslihan Cengiz - Retired, Nesrin Korkusuz - Retired Inspector, Nesrin Nas - Former Deputy, Nesrin Sungur Çakmak - Academic, Neşe Yaşın - Poet, Nevay Samer - Urban Planner, Nevzat Onaran - Journalist, Writer, Nigâr Ademyılmaz - Teacher, Nihal Yassıkaya, Nihan Aksakallı - Dentist, Nil Mutluer - Academic, Nilüfer Uğur Dalay - Translator, Noyan Erözçelik, Noyan Ruscuklu - Architect, Nur Bekata Mardin - Academic, Nuran Maraşlı - Instructor, Nuray Yaman - Retired, Nurcan Karasu - Unemployed, Nurcan Özkaplan, Nureddin Gürman - Architect, Nurettin Çivici - Operator, Nurhan Zakaryan - Retired electronics engineer, Nuri Donuk - Retired,

 

Okan Saftekin - Tourism Professional, Onur Devrim Üçbaş - Student, Orhan Alkaya - Artist, Orhan Gazi Ertekin - Lawyer, Orhan Silier, Osman Köker - Publisher, Osman Yıldız - Tradesman, Oya Berk, Oylum Bülbül - Translator, Ozan Ekin Gökşin - Engineer, Ozan Tekin - Engineer, Ömer Madra, Ömer Tulgan - Musician, Özden Dönmez - Graphic Designer, Özdeş Özbay, Özgür Başkaya - Theater Director, Özgür Ünveren, Özlem Dalkıran - Translator,

 

Pelin Cengiz - Journalist, Perihan Koca, Raffi Hermon Araks - Diplomatic observer / reporter, Rahmi Yıldırım - Journalist, Writer, Ramazan Doğru - Worker, Raşit Demiröz - Worker, Rauf Uluç - Sociologist, Recep Maraşlı - Writer, Reva Aşık - Instructor, Rıdvan Akar - Journalist, Rojda Oğuz-Journalist, Rudi Pulatyan,

 

Sabahattin Balkanlı - Retired, Sabit Günaydın - Electronics Engineer, Safiye Erol - Social Consultant, Sami Koç - Civil Engineer, İkinci Açıkel - Pedagogue, Savaş Yılmaz - Retired, Seçkin Kır - Free, Seher Erol - Sociologist, Selahattin Nesipoğlu - Retired, Selim Mahmutoğlu - Retired, Selva Sezen - Teacher, Sema İnal - Retired, Sema Bulutsuz, Sema Eker, Semra Somersan - Academic, Serdar Denktaş - Computer Engineer, Serkan Akyıldırım - Self-employed, Sevan Ataoğlu, Sevgi Ünlü - Retired, Sevil Turan, Sevim Çiçek, Sibel Sayın - Painter decorator, Silva Arapyan - Retired guide, Sim Campbell - Teacher, Sinan Laçiner - Academic, Sinan Tutal - Engineer, Suat Turan - Retired, Süleyman Karataş - Engineer,

 

Şahap Eraslan - Psychologist, Şahika Yüksel, Şengül Çiftçi - NGO worker, Şengün Kılıç, Şenol Karakaş - Writer, Şerif Kaynar - Engineer, Şükrü Apaydın, Şükrü Hamarat - Civil Engineer,

 

Tamar Nalcı-Cultural Manager, Tamer Kayaş - Journalist, Taner Akçam - Academic, Taner Dağdemir - Electrical Engineer, Tayfun Demir - Librarian, Tayfun Mater - Mining Engineer, Tilbe Saran, Tufan Ünlüeser, Tuna Atalay - Retired, Tuna Emren - Science Writer, Turgay Kurtsoy - Electronics Engineer, Turhan Cemal - Retired, Tülay Yıldırım Ede - Journalist, Tülin Yıldırım - Engineer,

 

Ufuk Saka - Mining Engineer, Ufuk Uras - Academic, Ümit Aktaş - Writer, Ümit Cizre - Academic, Ümit Gürgöz - Tradesman, Ünal Karasu - Retired, Üstün Güvener - Retired,

 

Vecdi Sayar, Veli Beysülen - Retired, DISK / Retired-Sen, Viki Ciprut,

 

Yalçın Alaca - Retired, Yalçın Ergündoğan - Journalist, Writer, Yasemin Bektaş, Yasemin Kipkurt - Interior Architect, Yasemin Öz - Lawyer, Yekta Yaşaroğlu - Electronics Engineer, Yetvart Danzikyan, Yıldıray Oğur - Journalist, Yıldız Önen - Activist, Yıldız Süleymanağaoğlu - Retired, Yılmaz Erkol - Worker, Yılmaz Topaloğlu - Former Mayor of Hopa, Yılmaz Turgut - Economist,

 

Zafer Macit - Retired, Zehra Şenoğuz, Zeki Murat Güneş - Retired, Zeki TOMBAK - Retired, Zeynel A. Çelebi - Engineer, Zeynep Akıncı, Zeynep Atamer, Zeynep Baran - Social Consultant, Ziya Taner Koçak - Publisher