RUSSIAN EXPERT SAYS TURKEY IS AFRAID OF CONSEQUENCES OF GENOCIDE
Panorama.am
21/04/2010
Turkey doesn’t recognize Armenian Genocide because a psychological
problem deeply matters, Hayk Demoyan, the director of Armenian Genocide
Museum-Institute told at Yerevan-Moscow TV Bridge.
He stated modern Republic of Turkey and its value system are all to
form their ideology, and the recognition of the genocide will split
their ideology, then they’ll have to rewrite their history. Demoyan
said for decades Turks studied at their schools that there hadn’t
been Armenian Genocide, and that was a war.
"Now the Turks have to rewrite their history. The recognition of
Armenian Genocide will become catalyst for the changing of Turkish
ideology and value system," said Demoyan answering why Turkey rejects
recognizing Armenian Genocide.
Russian experts say Turkey is afraid of recognizing Armenian Genocide
having as precedent Holocaust. Vladimir Zakharov, the vice director of
Caucasus Studies said that Turkey is afraid of material and financial
compensations that they may be demanded after the recognition of
Genocide. Zakharov said Turkey is afraid of the consequences of
Genocide.