Absence of Armenians on Turkish territory is a loss not only for Armenians but also Turks, Turkish historian, owner of Birzamanlar publishing house Osman Koker told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. "Turkey's policy which resulted in 1915 events negatively impacted the entire country. From the point of view of civilization, Turks suffered great losses in spheres of culture and entrepreneurship since Armenians played an inestimable role in country's development,» historian stressed.

Assessing current stage of Armenian-Turkish relations Koker noted that Yerevan and Ankara follow the right course. It's very important for Armenian and Turkish societies to be informed of the process. Turks need to be explained that Armenians are not so bad a nation as they believe,» said Turkish expert.