Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.8 / Trend A.Taghiyeva /
The MP from the Turkish National Movement Party Sinan Ogan has proposed the country's parliament to adopt a law recognizing the Khojaly genocide, MP's press-service said on Wednesday.
The bill also envisages erecting of the memorial to the genocide victims in such Turkish cities as Kars, Ardahan, Agri, Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Kocaeli and Manisa.
The MP also proposed to rename Ankara's 'Paris' street into 'Khojaly'.
The genocide was carried out by Armenian military forces in Khojaly on Feb. 26, 1992. More than 600 people were killed, including 63 children, 106 women and 70 elderly men. A total of 1,000 civilians were disabled during the genocide. Eight families were annihilated, 130 children lost one parent, and 25 lost both. Additionally, 1,275 civilians were taken hostage, while the fate of a further 150 remains unknown.