For several decades, Israel and Turkey were in a honeymoon period, supporting each other politically and economically.
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Turkey was never a “civilized nation” and never will be. Turkey’s acknowledgement and recognition of the Armenian Genocide, let alone an apology, is extremely unlikely, because Turkish nationalism and the Republic of Turkey were founded on the basis of creating a homogeneous ethnic state, which entailed the elimination of all the other indigenous ethnic groups living on the same territory for millennia: Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, Georgians and Kurds, culminating in the Armenian Genocide, the Assyrian Genocide, the Greek Genocide and the ruthless oppression and assimilation of the Kurds, Georgians and other ethnic groups.
Turkey’s little brother Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani nationalism were founded on the exact same lines, by creating a homogeneous ethnic state, which entailed the elimination of Armenians and the ruthless oppression and assimilation of other ethnic minorities. Azerbaijan can never be a “civilized nation” for the same reasons.
It’s ironic when two opponents accuse eachother of the same wrong. Nevertheless the description of Turkey as an Islamic nation is wrong when Turkey recognised Israel in 1949 it was very much a secular one and although has become more Islamist in its polity is still under secularist constitution of 1923 .
Charles, you focused on a side-issue, instead of addressing Steve’s fundamental statement. Whether Turkey is a secular nation or not doesn’t negate Turkey’s historic trend for the Turkification of Turkey’s national identity; by that measure, Armenian Christians (in Turkey) were not only decimated but also have been repressed, demonized and marginalized in that country, not to mention about other Christian People (in Turkey) whom have experienced similar distasteful things. If Turkey is as “secular” as it pretends to be, then I’m waiting to see when the minarets at Hagia Sophia will be removed, and crosses restored there; but, I’m not holding my breath, because I don’t want to turn blue.
Charles, Turkey’s overwhelming majority is Muslim. That’s way I wrote an Islamic Nation.
That’s why…
I rejoice every time when the Cross triumphs over the Crescent!
I don’t necessarily agree with Harut regurgitating Gulenist propaganda now and then, but in this case, this is a great example of two school bullies arguing with one another that no one likes in their environment. Sad to see that our world is plagued with such politics.