In his article posted on the Turkish Radikal newspaper’s blog, columnist Fatih Tunj first talks about the Armenian massacres and goes on to explain why the Armenians still want to live on those lands after all that.
Ermenihaber.am presented the article with some reductions.
“Some were saved a century ago. Some lost their children, while others became orphans. Apart from everything else, their souls remained in Anatolia, and their bodies-in other lands, imprisoned. Their lands became the lands of foreigners. Then, they called them traitors. They were called provokers, became the enemies and were massacred.
Isn’t it strange to massacre and play the role of the perpetrator of the massacre at the same time? As if massacring wasn’t enough, now you spread hatred against the Armenians. “A person who kills an Armenian goes to heaven”. I think there are still people who believe in this superstition. In that case, kill Jews. They kill Muslims every day with pleasure. Wage a war against the Chinese. They massacre the Turks. I don’t understand why the process of denigrating the Armenians continues.
Every country has its history. However, the history of Armenia is “buried” in the lands of Anatolia. Most of those lands are fraternal cemeteries. The vineyards and pomegranate trees remain, but they’re not as sweet as they used to be.
You can have a state, but if your history is linked to other lands, then there’s something missing. Your churches, homes and, most importantly, your cemeteries are on those lands. To become a state, a land needs to be historic; otherwise, you will lose your identity. I believe the Armenians want to settle on the lands of Anatolia more than establish a state on those lands. No matter how many homes are built on the cemeteries of their fathers, they still want to live on those lands, not wreck the borders.
They don’t want to split the lands on which their history began as Armenians. They have been split apart enough, and they can’t face that once again. However, we’re afraid of the Armenians. We say they’ll split the lands. But for some reason, Armenians are always the ones being split apart.
No matter how long the Armenians have a land that is a reflection of them and their national belonging, their souls “live” in Anatolia. That’s why their goal is not to have those lands, but to satisfy their longing by living on those lands.”
