ArmInfo. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a letter to the head of the AAC Diocese of Constantinople, Sahak Mashalyan.
According to the press service of the President of Turkey, in his letter, Erdogan expressed condolences to the descendants of the Armenians of the "Ottoman state, who died in the terrifying conditions of the First World War."
"I ask God's mercy for all Ottoman citizens who died in that painful period. Under no circumstances will we allow discrimination against any of the citizens of the country because of its religion and identity," the Turkish said.
At the same time, Erdogan urged to draw from the past only forces for the joint construction of the future, based on ideals common to all mankind.
"We will not allow our circles to achieve their goal to try to enmity historical realities, while ignoring our unity, born in the heart of Anatolia," the Turkish President said in a statement.
It should be noted that Turkey still refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide, committed 105 years ago in the Ottoman Empire. Moreover, authorities at all levels continue the policy of denying genocide, assuring that there was no deliberate and deliberate extermination of the Armenian population in Turkey.