ISTANBUL (Armenpress)—Turkey must understands the pain felt by Armenians in
the aftermath of 1915, Turkish journalist and publicist Hasan Cemal wrote in an
article published Wednesday in Turkey’s T24 online newspaper, Armenpress
reports.
In his piece, Cemal says Turkey must share that pain and present the tragedy
to society at large, ahead of the forthcoming centennial of the genocide.
“Armenians are a people from Anatolia. Their roots and their motherland is in
Anatolia. Armenians, like the Kurdish people, had lived in Anatolia before the
Turkish appeared there. The truth is that Turkey has not yet accepted the fact
that the Armenians were cut off from their historical roots and their motherland
in 1915,” writes Hasan Cemal.
“The border between Armenia and Turkey should be opened. Diplomatic relations
should be established between the two countries. These two steps should be made
without any preconditions. Turkey, as a state, should apologize to the
Armenians,” adds Cemal.
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