TURKISH NATIONALISM ACQUIRES THREATENING SCALES: PARTICIPANTS OF
CONFERENCE IN UNION OF ARCHITECTURES
Yerevan, February 1. ArmInfo. The murder of the journalist Hrant Dink
has become a reason for discussion of the problem of nationalism in
Turkey. The press-conference, held today in the Union of
Architectures, was opened by the Head of the "Ukht" organization,
Rafael Hambartsumyan In the opinion of R. Hambartsumyan, the murder of
H. Dink was scheduled by the Turkish Government. He offered to
recognize Hrant Dink a national hero, since no one has done so much ,
within 15 years of the Armenian independence, for recognition of the
Armenian Genocide as Dink. "I cannot agree with the motto "One more
victim of Genocide". Some victims more of Genocide are those killed in
Moscow on a national ground, while Hrant Dink has given his life for
the idea", he said. The rector of the Institute of Oriental Studies,
Ruben Safrastyan, has explained his participation in the
press-conference by serious apprehensions, caused by a raise of
nationalistic movements in Turkey. "The atmosphere of terror and fear
is deliberately intensified in Turkey. The situation becomes very
dangerous: all these Armenian-phobic moods may turn against the
Armenians living in Turkey", the scientist said.
