The Apology of Turkish Poet to The Victims of Armenian Genocide in World Media



The Apology of The Turkish Poet Serkan Engin to The Victims of Armenian Genocide in World Media

A socialist Laz poet from Turkey Serkan Engin whose mother is Turkish has published an article named “The Insufferable Shame of Being a Turk” in his web site called “Paper Boats of Poetry” including an apology to the victims of Armenian Genocide and said “A terrible genocide had to be committed against the Armenians. I accept the reality of the Armenian Genocide as the son of a Turkish mom and I am ashamed of my mother's ancestors, of my Turkish ancestry. This is the shame of the Turks and Kurds. This is the shame of Turkish History, also a shame for the Kurdish people. This is a blot on human history. I apologize to all the Armenian victims in the name of humanity and kneel down in front of your pain even though I had no participation in this violence personally.”

Serkan Engin has declared that his Turkish ancestors had perpetrated terrible genocides also to Assyrians, Chaldeans and Pontic Greeks at the end of the Ottoman Empire and at the beginning of the Turkish Republic.

This article had a broad repercussion in world media and appeared in many places. You can find the links of the news about Serkan Engin's apology from the victims of Armenian Genocide in world media.

ARMENPRESS: http://bit.ly/1hsvkyi
PanARMENIAN: http://bit.ly/NoQILe
PANORAMA: http://bit.ly/1iBY36D
ERMENİ HABER AJANSI: http://bit.ly/1p4Gg82
NovostINK: http://bit.ly/NtaghF
B Media Network Arts News: http://bit.ly/1fZil9N
ASSYRIAN INT. NEWS AGENCY: http://bit.ly/1lNN35W
slaq: http://bit.ly/1lNNb5u
Nouvelles d'Arménie Magazine: http://bit.ly/1gzyQoc
HAYERNAYSOR: http://bit.ly/1nD5MWt
Azerbaijan Az: http://bit.ly/OvMzq3
Batı Ermenileri Sorunları Araştırma Merkezi: http://bit.ly/1mgOXix
Yerkir Daily: http://bit.ly/OvNFlM
And also an interview with Yerkir Daily: http://bit.ly/1fGT7YL



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