Turkey eyes Armenia's renunciation of Genocide recognition as only way to normalize relations
"The Armenian issue has again caused Turkey's headache, for the Armenian Genocide recognition affects the core of Turkish identity," Director of the Institute of Oriental Studies, Professor Ruben Safrastyan said during round-table discussions titled "Turkey after presidential elections: constitutional changes and internal transformations."
According to him, a European survey showed that 37-38% of Turkish population believes not to be Turks.
"Turkey eyes Armenia's renunciation of the Genocide recognition as the only way to normalize relations. The rest is a political game. If Armenia makes concessions on the issue, Turkey can even arrive at a favorable decision on the Karabakh conflict," he noted.
According to him, a European survey showed that 37-38% of Turkish population believes not to be Turks.
"Turkey eyes Armenia's renunciation of the Genocide recognition as the only way to normalize relations. The rest is a political game. If Armenia makes concessions on the issue, Turkey can even arrive at a favorable decision on the Karabakh conflict," he noted.
