An Armenian-born Turkish journalist slammed Ankara’s Genocide denial policy and lack of media freedom, Bianet reported.

“The country that hasn’t punished Hrant Dink's murderer, one that forbids visiting singer Aram Dikran’s tomb, one that refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide is not fit to be lived in,” Cevat Sinet, who currently resides in Belgium, said.

He further criticized Turkey for stifling freedom of expression, with journalists getting arrested over failing to adhere to government-dictated information. According to Bianet, 66 journalists and 27 editors were imprisoned in Turkey in 2013, with the majority of them of Kurdish origin.

Sinet, who lived in Adana and wrote about the country’s national minorities since 1993, was forced to leave Turkey after releasing an article on the murder of Armenian-born soldier Sevag Balıkçı.

“While living in Turkey, I could never openly announce my nationality or faith. I could no longer live in a country devoid of justice,” the descendant of Genocide survivors said.