ARMENIANS’ DISPLACEMENT FROM TURKEY CAUSED HARM NOT ONLY TO ARMENIANS BUT ALSO TURKS

PanARMENIAN.Net
15.09.2009 18:43 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Absence of Armenians on Turkish territory is a
loss not only for Armenians but also Turks, Turkish historian, owner
of Birzamanlar publishing house Osman Koker told a PanARMENIAN.Net
reporter. "Turkey’s policy which resulted in 1915 events negatively
impacted the entire country. From the point of view of civilization,
Turks suffered great losses in spheres of culture and entrepreneurship
since Armenians played an inestimable role in country’s development,"
historian stressed.

Assessing current stage of Armenian-Turkish relations Koker noted that
Yerevan and Ankara follow the right course. It’s very important for
Armenian and Turkish societies to be informed of the process. Turks
need to be explained that Armenians are not so bad a nation as they
believe," said Turkish expert.