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    NEW TENSION IN ARMENIA-TURKEY RELATIONS?
    HAKOB BADALYAN

    http://www.lragir.am/index.php/eng/0/comments/view/28616
    18:42 11/01/2013
    Story from Lragir.am News:

    The Haberturk reported the murder of Ilker Sahin, 40, an Armenian
    teacher based in Istanbul. He was found in his house with a cut neck.

    Police doubt the reason was the robbery. Most probably, he was
    killed on ethnic grounds. This is the third in a series of assaults
    on Armenians in the past few weeks. Earlier an Armenian woman of 80
    was killed, and another Armenian woman was assaulted but her life
    was saved.

    What is happening in Turkey? Are these assaults the result of a surge
    of chauvinism in Turkey or are these cases accidents which are not
    related to one another, and the grounds of murders are not ethnic?

    This question has not been answered yet. No individual or organization
    has claimed responsibility for the murders to reveal the reasons for
    chasing the Armenians.

    Whatever is taking place, and if it is taking place on ethnic grounds
    is not in Turkey's interests, especially now that the country is
    facing serious problems and challenges, expects greater presence
    of NATO in its territory to handle the Syrian developments, thus
    hoping to protect its territory from Syrian gusts. At the same time,
    the Kurdish issue is featuring the international agenda of analysts
    which may be quickly transferred onto official agendas provided certain
    scenarios are adopted, at least as a tool for pressure on Turkey.

    Anti-Armenian expressions will be additional burden and weight on
    Turkey and will not relieve the problems which the leadership of this
    country must resolve.

    This could be Ankara's nervous reaction. It might be trying to look
    for those guilty, and the Armenians are a handy target. Ankara also
    understands that the Armenian factor has a key importance in the
    anti-Turkish toolkit, and even if the Armenians are "innocent",
    Turkey may hit them to force others to retreat.

    There is uncertainty for the time being but the anti-Armenian actions
    in such a short period of time cause concerns. Fast and abrupt
    prevention of a possible anti-Armenian surge or moods through legal
    and political steps is an urgent step Ankara is advised to take,
    and a delay may result in consequences which may come up slowly but
    will be considerable.

    After all, anti-Armenian actions ahead of the 100th anniversary of
    the Genocide is not the best decision for Ankara, and even if it is a
    desperate step to prevent the noticed or expected tendencies in the
    process of the international recognition of the genocide, including
    the agenda of contribution, this step will hardly help Ankara prevent
    those tendencies.

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