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RIGHT, LEFT, AND HOMOSEXUALS AGAINST TURKISH PREMIER - ARMENIAN EXPERT
16:33 ~U 04.06.13
The environmentalists' protest over the Gezi Park in Istanbul incited
nationalists to stand up against Turkish Prime Minister Recen Erdogan,
expert in Turkic studies Artak Shakaryan told journalists on Tuesday.
The Turkish premier wants a mosque to be constructed in the area. Both
the right and the left, as well as homosexuals, are protesting against
the Turkish premier at the park, which was once an Armenian cemetery.
"Football players involved in the protests are known to be aggressive
nationalists. We, Armenians, should be concerned over that as
Erdogan may cause the protests to aim at Armenians, Greeks and Jews,"
Shakaryan said.
If the movement gains strengths, Erdogan may give up his presidential
ambitions, and incumbent President Abdullah Gul will gain more power
and leave the premier behind in the intra-clan clashes.
"Erdogan is well aware of the higher number of his supporters due to
the Islamists that are not in the streets now. He is sure he can cause
more than a million people to take to the streets. I think Erdogan
has influence and no revolution is going to take place. But he may
attempt a step back or re-alignment," the expert said.
Shakaryan also views the movement in Turkey in the context of
Armenians. The more attention Turkey has to pay to its domestic
problems the less time it will have to deal with external ones,
particularly with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the Armenian
Genocide.
"However kind Erdogan was to Armenians, he remains a tyrant,"
Shakaryan said.
With respect to foreign forces, he almost rules out their influence.
"Foreign forces may try to interfere and support, but they are of
Turkish origin," Shakaryan said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
16:33 ~U 04.06.13
The environmentalists' protest over the Gezi Park in Istanbul incited
nationalists to stand up against Turkish Prime Minister Recen Erdogan,
expert in Turkic studies Artak Shakaryan told journalists on Tuesday.
The Turkish premier wants a mosque to be constructed in the area. Both
the right and the left, as well as homosexuals, are protesting against
the Turkish premier at the park, which was once an Armenian cemetery.
"Football players involved in the protests are known to be aggressive
nationalists. We, Armenians, should be concerned over that as
Erdogan may cause the protests to aim at Armenians, Greeks and Jews,"
Shakaryan said.
If the movement gains strengths, Erdogan may give up his presidential
ambitions, and incumbent President Abdullah Gul will gain more power
and leave the premier behind in the intra-clan clashes.
"Erdogan is well aware of the higher number of his supporters due to
the Islamists that are not in the streets now. He is sure he can cause
more than a million people to take to the streets. I think Erdogan
has influence and no revolution is going to take place. But he may
attempt a step back or re-alignment," the expert said.
Shakaryan also views the movement in Turkey in the context of
Armenians. The more attention Turkey has to pay to its domestic
problems the less time it will have to deal with external ones,
particularly with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the Armenian
Genocide.
"However kind Erdogan was to Armenians, he remains a tyrant,"
Shakaryan said.
With respect to foreign forces, he almost rules out their influence.
"Foreign forces may try to interfere and support, but they are of
Turkish origin," Shakaryan said.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress