article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Sitting on a sunny bench in Istanbul's Gezi Park, Fadime Gurgen dismisses the controversy surrounding the 100th anniversary Friday of the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire with a wave of her hand.
article_snippet.sent: Gurgen, a 55-year-old cleaner, says her family has had close friendships with Armenians going back generations.
article_snippet.sent: Most Turks agree with Fadime Gurgen.
article_snippet.sent: Students are much, much more liberal," says Diana Van, whose grandparents escaped the killings.
article_snippet.sent: But in a statement issued to mark the anniversary of the killings, President Erdogan urged dialogue, saying "...
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, the publicity surrounding the anniversary on Friday has prompted debate amongst Turks of all ages.
article_snippet.sent: Nisan Gul Goker, a 21-year-old art management student with bright pink lipstick, is one of the few Turks who believes that the country should change course.