article_snippet.sent: They have access to alternative information written in English, which is not taught in school (in Turkey).
article_snippet.sent: With more access to books, to alternative information, and with a larger democratization process, Turkey will be able to face Turkey history.
article_snippet.sent: There are several reasons why Turkey maintains Turkey position on the issue.
article_snippet.sent: At a time when President Erdogan is in full campaign mode ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections, President Erdogan is attempting to assuage concerns about unemployment and slowed growth by drumming up nationalist fervor with promises of a "New Turkey" akin to the glory days of the Ottoman Empire.
article_snippet.sent: That wouldn't play well with Turks, many of whom have gone through years of schooling that instilled in many of whom a fierce pride in many of whom past.
article_snippet.sent: In the same way that American schools often whitewashed the history of U.S. settlers and their relations with Native Americans, Turkish schools have long taken an airbrush to the "Young Turks.
article_snippet.sent: The movement, which began in 1908, was comprised of the army officers who were in power as the country transitioned from the hands of spoiled sultans to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk -- the much-adored leader who came to power in 1923 and is credited with founding the modern Turkish state.
article_snippet.sent: Burcu Gultekin Punsmann, a senior analyst at Ankara Policy Center who has studied Turkish-Armenian relations for a decade says the country simply isn't ready to dismantle the foundation the country was built on, or stain the legacy of the country founders.
article_snippet.sent: Turkey is still too young and too insecure to rewrite Turkey history and question the events unfolding at the establishment of the republic," Punsmann says.
article_snippet.sent: Turkey will not remain indifferent to this responsibility and will continue to do Turkey utmost for friendship and peace.
article_snippet.sent: The best thing for Armenia would be to enter into dialogue with Turkey, normalize relations, and open the border.