Wednesday, June 15 2022 16:41

ArmInfo.he one that Turkey will definitely not fight is Russia.  President of the Middle East Institute Yevgeny Satanovsky expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

"As you know Turks remember very well and know how all the wars with  Russia ended for them. Well, whoever does not remember can read  Turkish history books, which very truthfully tells about all the  Russian-Turkish wars. And as of  today Russian troops are stationed  in Armenia and Karabakh. Therefore, I consider it unnecessary to  consider the possibility of a Turkish attack on Armenia," he said.

Commenting on the current process of normalization of  Armenian-Turkish relations, the orientalist noted that after the  victory won by Turkey over Armenia in the 44-day war, Ankara has no  fears about Yerevan's possible territorial claims in its regard.  However, in his opinion Turks have quite serious concerns about the  prospect of compensation for the Armenian Genocide committed in 1915,  of course, if it is recognized by Ankara.

"It is precisely these fears that are the reason for the decision  taken in Ankara quite a long time ago, according to which the  Armenian Genocide simply did not take place. Turkey decided in no way  to allow itself the consequences of similar consequences for Germany  for the Holocaust of the Jews. Many of Turkey's own claims regarding  Armenia take their roots from here. In particular, Yerevan's position  on the need for international recognition of the Genocide is  unacceptable for the Turks," he stressed.

According to the orientalist, experiencing international pressure as  well as pressure from the Armenian Diaspora on the issue of  recognition of the Genocide, Ankara, from time to time loudly  complains about the Armenian radicals and the Diaspora, which  interfere with the Turkish-Armenian normalization. " The last time  this was done by head of the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Mr. Cavusoglu.  The point of view is generally clear - he does not like the Armenian  Diaspora, he does not like people who stubbornly do not want to  forget the fact of the Genocide in Armenia itself. "Meanwhile,  everything is being done in Turkey to forget the crimes committed by  the Young Turks not only by themselves but also to make the  descendants of the victims forget these crimes," Satanovsky  concluded.