EVEN TOLERANT EUROPE CAN’T CHANGE A TURK
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
23.11.2009 16:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish community in France is among the most
non-integratable ones, military psychologist Davit Jamalyan told a
news conference in Yerevan. "If a Turk does not change in tolerant
environment, how can he be expected to change in Turkey?" Jamalyan
questioned, adding that Armenia, still, has to seek rapprochement,
having a realistic view on the issue.
At that, he considers Turkish youth’s unawareness as to Armenian
Genocide to be an overstatement. "The question is whether they will
be sorry for their predecessors’ deeds after the truth becomes known,"
Jamalyan noted.
Commenting on apologies, made by Turkish student, following his
denial of Genocide, the psychologist noted that the apology would
not be uttered should the same happen in Turkey. "An inner pressure
is necessary for a Turk to change," Jamalyan emphasized.
Mustafa Dogan, a 13-year-old Turk, was suspended from a school in
Nancy for two days for denial of the Armenian Genocide.
Dogan’s history teacher asked a question about the Armenian Genocide
in a written exam. Having previously argued with the teacher over
the issue, the Turkish student wrote, "Even if it did happen, they
deserved it."
Following the quarrel, the school’s disciplinary committee suspended
Mustafa Dogan for two days and gave him an assignment in which he
was to recognize the validity of the genocide within two days. The
principal of the Jacques Marquette secondary school, Francis Vignola
said he supported the sanctions placed on Mustafa Dogan.