A special publication of The Armenian Weekly and The Aztag Daily newspaper, 24 April 2005.
Recognition or Reconciliation?
Turkish-Armenian relations need untangling
Hratch Tchilingirian
University of Cambridge
Ninety years after the most catastrophic episode in Armenian history, the Genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire remains the most problematic and determinant factor in Turkish-Armenian relations. For decades, Armenian expectations and demands for recognition by Turkey have been "reciprocated" by official Turkish denial. In recent years, however, the ideas of "reconciliation" and "dialogue" in Turkish-Armenian relations are gaining currency in Turkey. Nevertheless, the issue is not simple, but multi-faceted and complex.