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Consequences of Genocide recognition may be grave for Turkey, Kurdish
writer says
18:43 15.02.2013
Aida Avetisyan
`Radiolur'
The son of a Kurdish man and a Turkish woman, Recep Marasli was first
jailed at the age of 15. He was imprisoned for another four times and
spent years in the Turkish prison. He's the author of the book `The
Armenian national democratic movement and the genocide of 1915,' which
presents the planning of the Armenian Genocide and the participation
of Kurds in it. In the year 2000 he left Turkey and found political
asylum in Germany. In 2004 in cooperation with two other Kurdish
intellectuals he founded a committee supporting genocide survivors.
Recep Marasli is also a member of the Frankfurt-based organization
struggling against genocides. Members of the organization visit
Armenia every year on April 24 to pay tribute to the memory of the
Armenian Genocide victims.
Turkey will not recognize the Armenian Genocide before 2015, as it is
aware the issue is political, Recep Marasli told reporters in Yerevan,
adding that the consequences of recognition may be very serious, and
Ankara is wary of this.
According to Marasli, the issue of the Armenian genocide has become a
topic of discussion in Turkey after Hrant Dink's assassination.
Turkish intellectuals, NGOs and the youth are interested in the issue
and are ready to face it.
writer says
18:43 15.02.2013
Aida Avetisyan
`Radiolur'
The son of a Kurdish man and a Turkish woman, Recep Marasli was first
jailed at the age of 15. He was imprisoned for another four times and
spent years in the Turkish prison. He's the author of the book `The
Armenian national democratic movement and the genocide of 1915,' which
presents the planning of the Armenian Genocide and the participation
of Kurds in it. In the year 2000 he left Turkey and found political
asylum in Germany. In 2004 in cooperation with two other Kurdish
intellectuals he founded a committee supporting genocide survivors.
Recep Marasli is also a member of the Frankfurt-based organization
struggling against genocides. Members of the organization visit
Armenia every year on April 24 to pay tribute to the memory of the
Armenian Genocide victims.
Turkey will not recognize the Armenian Genocide before 2015, as it is
aware the issue is political, Recep Marasli told reporters in Yerevan,
adding that the consequences of recognition may be very serious, and
Ankara is wary of this.
According to Marasli, the issue of the Armenian genocide has become a
topic of discussion in Turkey after Hrant Dink's assassination.
Turkish intellectuals, NGOs and the youth are interested in the issue
and are ready to face it.