Amberin Zaman has been a supporter of minority rights in Turkey . She is a proponent of normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations and regularly discusses the Armenian Genocide in her columns . In 2014 , she participated in a conference by the Hrant Dink Foundation that was dedicated to Armenian-Turkish reconciliation . Zaman , who recognizes the Armenian Genocide as fact , believes that the Turkish government must reconcile with its history concerning the Armenians . In response to the Turkish government 's letter of condolences to Armenians on 24 April 2014 , Zaman declared : Zaman states that she is a target of a vilification campaign by pro-government media . In 2013 , Amberin Zaman was sacked as a journalist for HaberTurk because of columns that were considered unacceptable by the government
Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide
Amberin Zaman