May 27, 2012
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US lawyer sues Turkey in DC court over Cyprus
18 December 2009 / TODAY’S ZAMAN WITH AP, İSTANBUL
A US lawyer has filed a class action lawsuit against Turkey for allegedly using US-supplied arms to commit human rights violations in Cyprus.
Lawyer Athan T. Tsimpedes said US law forbids countries from using American weapons to violate international law. He said Thursday that the lawsuit was filed in October in a District of Columbia court on behalf of three Greek Cypriots.
Tsimpedes alleges that Turkey used US arms to evict Greek Cypriots from their homes in 1974 when it sent its troops to the island to save the island’s Turkish population after a coup by supporters of uniting the island with Greece.
Tsimpedes, who is seeking $400 billion in damages, said he’s also suing authorities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) for promoting in Washington, D.C., the sale of Greek Cypriot property in the north of the island.
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