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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BRINGING UP SANER GENERATION IN TURKEY: ZARAKOLU
17:03, 27 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS. The issue of Armenian Genocide
recognition is an issue of state security for Turkey. This is the
reason that it has been so many years since the denialism atmosphere
reigns in the country. As reports "Armenpress" prominent Turkish
intellectual, writer, and Director of "Belge" Publishing House Ragip
Zarakolu stated this during the press conference, while touching upon
the issue of the preparatory activity ongoing in Turkey advancing
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Among other things Ragip Zarakolu noted: "The Turkish people living
in Turkey are tired of this issue, just as the people were tired of
the official historiography in the Soviet era. Despite the present
obstacles, the number of intellectuals, who are convinced that it
was genocide, increased."
Ragip Zarakolu also laid a heavy emphasis on the fact that if
Turkey officially apologizes for the Armenian Genocide, than the new
generation of the Turkish people will be sounder spiritually. Ragip
Zarakolu emphasized: "While we deny the Armenian Genocide, our deceased
ancestors will remain uncovered in their graves."
17:03, 27 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, ARMENPRESS. The issue of Armenian Genocide
recognition is an issue of state security for Turkey. This is the
reason that it has been so many years since the denialism atmosphere
reigns in the country. As reports "Armenpress" prominent Turkish
intellectual, writer, and Director of "Belge" Publishing House Ragip
Zarakolu stated this during the press conference, while touching upon
the issue of the preparatory activity ongoing in Turkey advancing
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Among other things Ragip Zarakolu noted: "The Turkish people living
in Turkey are tired of this issue, just as the people were tired of
the official historiography in the Soviet era. Despite the present
obstacles, the number of intellectuals, who are convinced that it
was genocide, increased."
Ragip Zarakolu also laid a heavy emphasis on the fact that if
Turkey officially apologizes for the Armenian Genocide, than the new
generation of the Turkish people will be sounder spiritually. Ragip
Zarakolu emphasized: "While we deny the Armenian Genocide, our deceased
ancestors will remain uncovered in their graves."