EXPERT RUBEN MELKUMIAN: A GREAT PART OF TURKS HAVE EXTREMELY ANTI-ARMENIAN VIEWS

Noyan Tapan
July 22, 2009

YEREVAN, JULY 22, NOYAN TAPAN. One of the most important events
occured in Turkey’s home political sphere lately is the disclosure of
the Ergenekon terrorist organization. Reporting this at the July 22
press conference Noravank fund’s expert Ruben Melkumian emphasized
that mainly servicemen are members of the Ergenekon. "Ergenekon’s
main goal was to create a chaos in Turkey by terrorist actions and
to take the power," R. Melkumian said.

In his words, there are many people having extreme anti-Armenian
views among the arrested members of the above mentioned terrorist
organization. In R. Melkumian’s words, Ergenekon members Veri Kuchuk,
Kemal Kerimsiz, and Sinan Aygun were actively involved in the process
of Hrant Dink’s persecution.

According to R. Melkumian, those killing H. Dink respect the above
mentioned three persons and accept them as leaders.

Former head of the Turkish Operative Department Ibrahim Shahin is
also among the arrested members of Turkey. In his time he took part
in making up of a list named "internal cleansing." According to
the expert, Turkish nationalists included in that list the names of
the Armenians, who according to them, pose a danger for the Turkish
state. "It is our omission that we do not pay proper attention to
Turkey’s extreme anti-Armenian manifestations, while a great part of
Turks have just such views," R. Melkumian said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress