"If We Can’t Stop Racism
By Tufan Turenc
Firstly, I must say it that the Turkish nation showed its stance on this heinous murder in the way it should. Our nation gave an important and meaningful message to the world. A funeral was held for Hrant Dink with the tears of tens of thousands of people. This picture, which was incredibly beautiful but also full of sadness, was the indication of a meaningful and determined stance against the mentality of this slaying. No matter what the fanatics do, the Turkish and Armenian nations will neither become enemies nor hate each other, but love each other, because these two nations, the product of the same lands, have shared the same fate for many centuries. What’s more important, they have been in the same culture and experienced the same sufferings. Even Armenian fanatics who killed our diplomats couldn’t succeed in bringing these two nations at odds with each other. Fanatical racists who have betrayed their forebears’ tradition of tolerance won’t succeed in this either. These two nations will continue to love each other."
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