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Sassounian: Advice to Prime Minister Erdogan: Continue Denying the Genocide
It is a well-known fact that Turkish leaders are exceptional diplomats. However, as soon as they hear the words Armenian Genocide, Greece, Cyprus, or Kurdistan, these diplomats lose their "cool" and resort to emotional outbursts and undiplomatic actions that harm their own interests.
Realizing that this is the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Turkish officials have been nervously preparing themselves for the upcoming tsunami of commemorations that would remind the international comm
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Սիրելի Սասունեան,
Լիովին համաձայն եմ սակայն… բարձրաձայն մի մտածեր: «Իշու ակաջին ձմերուկի կեղեւի մասին չեն խօսիր» Առած:
Excellent words Mr. Sassounian….the tribes of Urartu are rejoicing!
AN EXCELLENT ARTICLE MR. HARUT SASSOUNIAN!! I loved it the moment I read the title: “Advice to Prime Minister Erdogan: Continue Denying the Genocide”. I also liked the last lines: “Mr. Erdogan, please keep up the good work. Armenians need your kind assistance to pursue their cause until justice is done.” I enjoyed reading this insightful and interesting article and look forward to reading more of your articles soon. Thank you.
Mr. Sasounian you are a brave Armenian, “carry on the torch of justice”
Good article. However you forgot to include the most important statement by Erdogan about DEPORTING 100,000 undocumented Armenians from Turkey…
John K. why are for Turkey anyway? You talk this way because you never lived around Muslims to know what the reality is……I hope you learn one day.
Great article as usual Mr. Sassounian.
For a supposedly great modern country, one cannot help but feel embarassed for Turkey for its ridiculously unsophisticated and almost juvenile behavior. They want to punish everyone for recognizing the truth, instead of putting an end to all this by recognizing the truth themselves. Just like you said, the paranoia stems from their fear that they are going to be asked to return everything they have stolen. What they are not realizing however, is that at the pace they are going, recognizing the truth will probably cost them less in dignity, reputation and money in the long run.
In the case of Erdogan, the more he talks, the more he is unveiling the ugly truth about where Turkey has remained. Definitely not modern day material. How can Europe still consider Turkey for the Euro Union is beyond me. And his most recent comment of expelling Armenians from Turkey takes the cake! Turkey’s leadership is ages away from being democratic, and it is impeding the progress of the educated and decent segments in its society.
Dear Mr. Sassounian, you never cease to amaze me and make me have a big smile on my face. You always had my vote… you have inspired me with your wonderful articles, brainstorms and good thoughts. I love it, continue your plight while we’ll continue reading your articles and being inspired by you! Thank you! Nairian
To the Editorial Board,
Hello! What happened to the piece which I had written and submitted? Are you people back to that stupid censorship and deletion game once again? How sad!!! How about stopping this childish game once and for all and enjoy the first ammendment!
Robert, How dare you call the Editors of Armenian Weekly doing childish games??
May God forbid, if I had to go to a turkish newspaper and post half of the posts you trash out in here; they would either not let me post from the ghettgo or they would ban me soon after. Be very thankful that the editors of Armenian Weekly are extremely democratic in nature and have given you ample rights as anyone of us would have, and sometimes even more.
For the same reason there are Armenians all over the world, the result of Turkish policy of subjecting the Armenian nation to GENOCIDE!!!!! My ancestors lived around muslims in Turkey and I have to live in the US as a result. Is there justice in the world? Anywhere?
I wish one day I to will be able to go and reclaim my ancestral home in Dortyol, in Cilicia…
To Robert,
How about stopping this stupid and childish Turkish game once and for all, and enjoy the freedom of accepting the truth just like Germany?
Dear Harut,
It goes without even saying,but I sall repeat again .Youare our ex-offcio spokesmanin Diaspora.Hopefully will be so affirmed officially,when ,your others’ wish for a Re-rganized Diaspora take centre-stage.Your Position? again without saying our Press/Media Rep.and Spokesman.Your intervews on USArmenia T.V.are very much of interest as well and always to the point.And pursueing the day by day developments on the Armenian-Turkish scenario. If I may make a “suggestion”..it is to als remind all that we should demand “Blood Money”,prior t the other confiscated lands ,proeprties Monasteriesd/churches scools destroyed and our ancestors riches looted..
This, is what is much more feasible,witness the Germany’s cash payments to the Jews as for ,and repeat “Blood Money”.After all this is a huge precedent and aso the Insurance companiesalso agreed to pay for the deaths of Armenians in the Ottoman Turkey.Indeed ONLY to those who had somehow procured/purchased Life insurance.
Which is aother proof that those people did not die of “natual causes” or disappeared in thin air…
Land issue is a bit more complicated.No, not for us,we know where our ancestors lived.But for republic of turkey, since they are up against yet another very thick problem, that of the not too long ago repeatedly dubbed as “mountain turks”.Now calling them by ther real name…. KURDS.Aroud 20 million?
Best Rgds.
G.P.
“Mr. Erdogan, please keep up the good work. Armenians need your kind assistance to pursue their cause until justice is done.’
I could not say it better myself. Actually, I think I did. The silly and childish responses of the Turkish governments to theatrics of a bunch of politicians and hate lobbies that feed them, just keeps fueling the frenzy and gives meaning to the existence of the genocide industry.