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TURKISH MP: ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION HISTORICAL NECESSITY
February 4, 2013 - 12:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The main mediator in the negotiations between
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and the leader of Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan, Turkish MP Ahmet Turk commented
on the role of Kurds in the Armenian Genocide.
According to Milliyet daily, Turk said, "It is high time, we came to
terms with our past. Our forefathers and ancestors of Ottomans
massacred Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis. Our ancestors' hands are
stained with the blood of Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis. We are
obliged to apologize to Armenian descendants. The apology means a lot
for our future. I hope Turkey will admit the truth and will apologize
to Armenians. That's historical necessity. Turkish authorities can't
deny the fact that a state decision was taken to annihilate thousands
of Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis during the Ottoman Empire. It
won't be difficult to apologize as the massacres were committed before
the establishment of the Turkish State."
February 4, 2013 - 12:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The main mediator in the negotiations between
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan and the leader of Kurdistan
Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan, Turkish MP Ahmet Turk commented
on the role of Kurds in the Armenian Genocide.
According to Milliyet daily, Turk said, "It is high time, we came to
terms with our past. Our forefathers and ancestors of Ottomans
massacred Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis. Our ancestors' hands are
stained with the blood of Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis. We are
obliged to apologize to Armenian descendants. The apology means a lot
for our future. I hope Turkey will admit the truth and will apologize
to Armenians. That's historical necessity. Turkish authorities can't
deny the fact that a state decision was taken to annihilate thousands
of Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis during the Ottoman Empire. It
won't be difficult to apologize as the massacres were committed before
the establishment of the Turkish State."