Turkish-Armenian ruling party lawmaker laid to rest

ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish-Armenian ruling party lawmaker has been laid to rest following a ceremony in the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, which was attended by Turkey’s president. Markar Esayan, 51, died on Oct. 16 after battling stomach cancer. He was a former journalist and a politician, serving as a lawmaker of the ruling Justice and Development Party from 2015 until his death. The Armenian Patriarch in Istanbul thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for attending the