 Alistair Grimason died after being hit by a stray bullet |
The parents of murdered Scots toddler Alistair Grimason are to deliver a petition to Turkey's opposition leader calling for the nation's gun laws to be tightened. David and Ozlem Grimason will travel to Ankara on Tuesday and meet Deniz Baykal of the CHP party.
Mr Baykal has said he intends to pass on the petition to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Two-year-old Alistair, from East Kilbride, was hit by a stray bullet when a gunfight broke out in the city of Izmir in July.
Since their son's death, Mr and Mrs Grimason have collected 150,000 signatures for their petition and are confident of forcing a change in gun policy.
Last Thursday, Daimi Akyuz went on trial accused of killing Alistair and murdering a man during the fracas.
 David and Ozlem Grimason will deliver the petition |
Mr Akyuz, 32, said he had been in the cafe in Foca with several other men and drew a gun with the intention of shooting a man who had insulted him.
His hand was allegedly grabbed and the bullets went astray.
It was one of those bullets which hit the Scottish toddler.
Ali Bektas also died and two other men were injured.
The trial was adjourned until 20 February and if found guilty of all charges related to the gun incident, Mr Akyuz could face more than 30 years in prison.
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