Turkish intellectuals say Genocide is their pain14:08 / 04/20/2010
Renowned Turkish intellectuals urged to get together in Istanbul and mourn for 1915 victims on April 24 (Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day).
The statement reads: “In 1915 Turkish population was estimated at 13 million with 1.5-2 million Armenians in Frakia, Aegean Region, Adana, Malatya, Van, Kars, Samatya, Sisli and other places. They were our friends from the blocks: our tailors, jewelers, shoemakers, millers, classmates, teachers, officers, soldiers, MPs, historians and composers. They were our akin neighbors, facing same challenges as we did. They were displaced since April 24, 1915 and we lost them. They are no more with us. The majority is gone, not even their grave sites are known. But our heart sores for 95 years for that pain and great catastrophe. We call on all Turks feeling this pain deep in the heart to pay tribute to 1915 victims, wearing black, silent and with lighted candles and flowers. As this pain is OUR pain. This is our sorrow. So we meet April 24 at 7:00 p.m. local time in Taksim square of Istanbul.”
The statement was signed by Turkish intellectual Baskin Oran, lawyer Fethiye Cetin, historian — Nese Duze, Chairman of Human Rights Association Ozturk Turkdogan, Turkish MP Ufuk Uras and others.
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