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Published on October 20, 2005
IT IS BETTER TO SPEAK OUT RATHER THAN HIDE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, SAYS TURKISH AUTHOR
Speaking to the Spanish newspaper ABC, prominent Turkish author said the reforms carried out in 1920’s and 30’s by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, were not democratic, Noyan Tapan reported, citing Turkish media reports.
Orhan Pamuk added that the reforms were carried out with the help of the military and nationalists and not the people.
Speaking of the Armenian genocide, he indicated that it would be better to voice an unpleasant than hide it. “The republic founded by Ataturk preferred to conceal (the Armenian genocide) rather than face its history to move forward.
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Headlines for October 20, 2005ARMENIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF CANADA
members met on October 17 with Canadian Foreign Minister Pierre Pettigrew and members of the Canadian Parliament. The parties discussed the possibility of setting up a Canadian embassy in Armenia, as ...IT IS BETTER TO SPEAK OUT RATHER THAN HIDE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE, SAYS TURKISH AUTHOR
Speaking to the Spanish newspaper ABC, prominent Turkish author said the reforms carried out in 1920’s and 30’s by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, were not democratic, Noyan Tapan ...
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