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Emerging Democracy in Turkey Lacks Dialogue Between Sects - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

Emerging Democracy in Turkey Lacks Dialogue Between Sects

By: Murat Belge posted on Friday, Jun 29, 2012

Regarding Turkey, Armenians — both inside Armenia and in the diaspora community — have two fundamental perspectives. The first of these perspectives, characterized by a vengeful attitude, is becoming increasingly crystallized. I don't blame them for thinking this way, given the catastrophe that they had gone through, as well as the Turkish state's official policy of denying the issue. I am not in a position to preach to these people to give up this attitude.

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