TURKEY EVENTS WILL IMPACT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS – TURKISH STUDIES EXPERT
16:15 10/06/2013 ” TOPIC OF THE DAY
Turkey’s domestic life will never be the way it was before and the
latest events taking place in Turkey will still have consequences,
Ruben Safrastyan, Turkish studies expert, Director of the Oriental
Studies Institute of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences,
told reporters today.
According to him, the current situation in Turkey will first of all
impact the 2014 presidential elections and local self-government
elections.
We should not think there is foreign influence behind what is taking
place in Turkey, said the expert.
“Public anger rose as Turkish authorities cracked down on a small
protest. The people who gathered were indignant over the actions
of the authorities,” he said, adding that certain strata of society
overcame their fear of authorities.
As for a possible influence of Turkey events on national and religious
minorities, Mr Safrastyan called for alertness and reminded the
history.
“The history shows that such events in Turkey have always resulted in
pressure on national and religious minorities. We should not ignore
that threat,” the expert concluded.
Source: Panorama.am
From: Baghdasarian
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