"POLITICAL MURDERS IN TURKEY NEVER FULLY REVEALED," HISTORIAN ARSEN
AVAGIAN BELIEVES

YEREVAN, JULY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. According to Arsen Avagian, a candidate
for historical sciences, political murders have never been fully
revealed in the history of Turkey so far. As he mentioned during the
July 4 debate with Khachatur Ter-Ghukasian, a lecturer at the American
University, the same is being repeated in the trial of the murder case
of Hrant Dink, the former editor-in-chief of the Weekly Akos. Arsen
Avagian agrees with a number of other political scientists, according
to whom, Hrant Dink was killed on account of being an Armenian democrat.

In Kh. Ter-Ghikasian’s conviction, the reason for the murder of the
editor of the Weekly Akos was, first of all, his nationality, as Dink
was dangerous for Turkey with his very nationality. He also mentioned
that relations of rulers and those ruled were established even in the
18th century, which gave rise to a deep hatred and hostility. The
feeling of hatred, according to Kh. Ter-Ghukasian, is currently being
displayed in the relations between the two countries.

Arsen Avagian added, in his turn, that this hatred and hostility should
be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise, in his opinion, "we will
not have good results."