Turkish associations in Las Vegas, Nevada yesterday protested the mayor's allocation of land for the construction of a monument commemorating victims of the Armenian Genocide. The Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA), an organization that coordinates Turkish associations in Las Vegas, sent a letter of protest to Mayor Oscar Goodman, in which they stated that such a monument would distort historical truths and could only be described as a "lynching" monument. ATAA head Vural Cengiz asserted that there is no evidence proving that Turks committed genocide against Armenians. He urged Goodman to withdraw his approval, reports The New Anatolian