A Turkish political analyst has criticized President Recep Tayyip Erdoganթ§Չ-Չ§s move to invite the Armenian president to the country next year to join the Gallipoli battleթ§Չ-Չ§s 100th anniversary events on the day coinciding with the Armenian Genocide centennial.
թ§Չ-ժI wish the ground would swallow you up. I see you have turned a blind eye to those peopleթ§Չ-Չ§s pain, but you could have at least abstained from mocking at them. Against the background of such a disgrace, Erdogan is inviting Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to թՉ❁anakkale,թ§Չ-Թ Bakin Oran said in an article published in Radikal.
He noted that Turkey earlier traditionally celebrated the the թՉ❁anakkale (Galippoli) battle anniversary on March 18. թ§Չ-ժThe president will this year head to թՉ❁anakkale with the Azerbaijani despot Ilham Aliyev, the Turkish foreign policyթ§Չ-Չ§s biggest թ§Չ-խattraction stoneթ§Չ-Չ§. And they will celebrate [the anniversary] on the day symbolizing the heinous atrocities against the Armenians, committed by butchers of Ittihat ve Terakki,թ§Չ-Թ he wrote.
In his invitation letter, sent to the Armenian leader on January 16, Erdogan said that they plan hold massive on April 23 and 24 to mark the centenary of the battle. In his response message, issued shortly after, President Sargsyan said thatթԹ թ§Չ-ժit is not our rule to be hosted without receiving an answer to our own invitationթ§Չ-Թ.
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