ArmInfo. Turkey's problems with virtually all its neighbors are nothing more than a consequence of political nationalism. This opinion was expressed by ArmInfo member of the faction of the pro-Kurdish Party of Democracy of Peoples in the Parliament of Turkey Karo Pailan.
"Nationalists who are in power in our country are trying to block themselves off from the whole world with walls.On the border with Syria a wall is being built, on the border with Iraq and Iran troops are stationed, the border with Armenia is generally closed, while unlocking the same border with Armenia, relations will allow our countries to influence each other, to voice their demands and interests, for this it is necessary to change mutual approaches, both in societies and at the state level, "he said.
Noting that Erdogan's power is not permanent, Paylan sees the need for the two societies to prepare for changes in relations, in contacting, responsibility in overcoming false stereotypes existing in Turkey and Armenia. According to his estimates, this is the same today, both in Turkey and in Armenia. It is disappointing, according to Pailan, the situation of several tens of thousands of Armenians living in Turkey. Guilty of all the same nationalists in power, holding national minorities in an atmosphere of fear. At the same time, according to his estimates, Turkish Armenians are not a diaspora in any way, but people living in their own country, and their problems should also concern Armenia.
A separate big problem is the identity of the millions of Islamized Armenians in Turkey.In the early 1990s, these people thought about their origins, openly talked about their Armenian roots, but the revival of national identity recently due to the same strengthening of Erdogan's nationalistic power once again And the prospects for this process are still rather vague, "Pailan summed up.
ArmInfo. Peaceful and democratic Turkey is the only possible way of its peaceful coexistence with other countries of the region. A similar opinion was voiced by ArmInfo deputy of the faction of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party in the Turkish parliament Karo Paylan.