Taner Akcam: The real murderers are among the leading circles of Turkey

ArmRadio.am
24.01.2007 15:13

"Hrant’s death was not accidental. He was chosen as a target for
this period of time. Moreover, Dink became a target, since he was
Armenian," Professor of the Minnesota University, Turkish historian
Taner Akcam said during the memorial service dedicated to Hrant Dink
in San Francisco.

The historian declared also that the real murderers are among the
leading circles of the country. Turning to the Turkish Prime Minister’s
condemning speech, Akcam said, "Let him not drop crocodile tears. This
was the culmination point of the continuous policy of Turkey.

"The press, the government, the military, everyone carries
responsibility for this assassination," the Turkish historian
declared. Taner Akcam told the participants that Dink was recently
warned by city authorities of Istanbul "to restrict his writings,
since there are a lot of mad young people in the streets." "The
detainee is very like the one they described," he said.

It’s worth mentioning that Taner Akcam was the first Turkish scientist
to write about the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress