Diyarbakir authorities remove Assyrian sculpture from public square

Turkish authorities removed an Assyrian sculpture from a public square on January 8. The sculpture, an Assyrian winged bull known as a Lamassu, was in front of the local council building in Diyarbakir. No explanation has been provided by the Turkish government.

The sculpture was erected by the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which has many Assyrian members in Diyarbakir.

Erol Dora, an Assyrian member of the Turkish Parliament from HDP, raised the issue of the sculpture in parliament. He asked the interior minister why the sculpture was removed and what has become of it. No response to his inquiry has been made, AINA reported.