Because of my country’s authoritarian turn, my background and political leanings are enough to turn me into a target. It was signed by former and current members of the Turkish Parliament from the A.K.P. As an Armenian from Turkey and a descendant of genocide survivors, I know very well the meaning of this message. Mr. Dink once described Turkey’s Armenian minority as “living with the trepidations of a dove.”The darkness that engulfed Turkey seems to widen every day. A decade ago, Turkey was a relatively promising democracy, on path for European Union membership and calling for regional peace.

Source: International New York Times October 15, 2020 09:00 UTC