Turkologist: Erdogan’s authoritarian regime creates problems for Europe

The authoritarian regime of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is creating problems for Europe, Turkologist Levon Hovsepian told a press conference today.

In his words, statements of high-ranking European officials about the Armenian Genocide should be viewed in this context.

“Given the fact that the Genocide recognition subject was touched upon at the meeting of the Turkish prime minister and the German chancellor, this is a remarkable phenomenon ahead of the Armenian Genocide’s centennial. It is hard to say what developments will take place later, but it is obvious that we will witness some processes,” l. Hovsepian said.

He stressed that Turkey uses serious financial and diplomatic resources for the denial of the Armenian Genocide. Besides, Turkey will attempt to become a factor in the Karabakh problem settlement.

“Turkey is becoming unpredictable even for its partners and the world is dealing with a country that is extremely confident in its own strength,” the Turkologist noted.

We would remind you that at the meeting of the Turkish prime minister and the German chancellor in February of this year, Erdogan warned Angela Merkel and the Christian Democratic Union led by her to use caution when allocating budget funds for the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. According to the Turkish mass media, in response Angela Merkel criticized the Turkish premier for continuing the policy of the Armenian Genocide’s denial. She urged Erdogan to face Turkey’s history.