TURKISH YOUNG GENERATION KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net - "Turkey's aspiration for the European Union demands considerable democratic processes. But in Turkey like in any other society there are forces not wishing this democracy proceeding from their principles", Murad Begle, said one of the initiators of the "Ottoman Armenians During the Decline of the Empire: Issues of Scientific Responsibility and Democracy" international scientific conference held in Istanbul today. In his words, "some of them fear to lose power." "This way a front wishing to prevent Turkey's integration into the European structures is being formed. As for the Armenian issue, the Turkish young generation is absolutely unaware of it over the operating system of education. The Armenian issue is one of the darkest pages of the Turkish history and no one wants to recognize it. That is why education is used as an instrument. The reason of the constant postponement of the conference lies not in the Armenian issue only. This is the issue of democracy as well. People, who wish to review and discuss the problem, gathered in the university today," he said. Murad Begle also gave a report titled "The Armenian issue from a democratic viewpoint". Meanwhile several hundreds of nationalists gathered in front of the university shouting out slogans "Betrayers", "It's Turkey - love it or leave it". To remind, the conference was scheduled for September 23. However one of the Turkish courts has complied with the suit of the Union of Lawyers and banned the meeting. Earlier it was supposed to hold the conference in May but it was delayed since Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek called the idea "the dagger stuck into the back of the Turkish nation." Some people voiced opinion that Turkish historians are oppressed and deprived of the possibility to express their scientific viewpoint. The majority knows that the conference was barred over the possibility of discussion of the Armenian Genocide issue. Meanwhile Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the court resolution and called it incompatible with the norms of democracy and civilized society. Spokesperson for the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Krisztina Nagy characterized the court decision as a «recurrent provocation», IA Regnum reported.