
November 18, 2011 - 18:23 AMT

23:53 GMT
The Turkish government has started a serious chase after the Kurds. At the same time it is “getting ready” for the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide committed in the Ottoman Empire during the World War I. Turkey is in a hurry: time is pressing, and the centenary of the massacres may have negative consequences for the authorities. Naturally, they won’t surpass Armenian expectations, but continued and persistent denial of extermination of the Christian nations in the Ottoman Empire will hardly add to the prestige of Turkey, now seeking to enter the top 10 list of the world countries, as stated by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.