He Ambassador of Turkey to the USAMurat Merjan, was attacked outside University of Southern California (USC) after a speech at the School of Communication and Periodism. The attack was allegedly carried out Armenian protesters belonging to a radical group.

As confirmed Turkish Embassy on the official portal On Saturday morning, radical Armenian groups attacked protesters Conference on Turkish Public Diplomacy took place at USC last Friday September 29.

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As specified in the statement, the officials present were subjected to physical attacks In addition to the fact that they were subjected to acts Verbal Harassment.

In videos circulating on social media, members of this “radical group” can be seen verbally attacking the Turkish delegation, with some of them throwing objects and directly attacking those present, especially Ambassador Mercan.

US Diplomatic Security Division And Los Angeles Police Department (Los Angeles Police Department) has taken necessary security measures to prevent the escalation of incidents that occurred on the university campus.

A few hours before and during the speech, Armenian Protestants were already holding demonstrations near the sites, some of them were violent, so Law enforcement officers arrested some protesters.

“It is alarming that the hate speech of radical diaspora groupswhich have recently been directed against our country, Azerbaijan and even the government of Armenia and the peace process in the region, escalates into violent acts“, the document clarifies.

They also announced that Legal procedures embassy against those who physically attacked the delegation.

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“Distortion of historical events for narrow and local political reasons and statements made to appease groups with extremist tendencies once again clearly demonstrated that promote radicalization, hate speech and violence“, concludes the statement.

The history between Turkey and Armenia has been influenced by numerous historical disputes that have extended to the current context despite existing efforts to change the foreign policies of both countries to promote closer relations between both countries.