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It wouldnt be such a big ´deal´ if the Turkish side would stop denying ANY sorts of horrific acts they inflicted upon the armenian civilians, who had nothing to do with the uprising of nationalistic separists around Van. I have had many discussions with some Turkish friends, who simply deny that huge groups of Armenians were sent into a walk from Kars and Van all the way to the Syrian desert without any medical assistance, security or food supplies. That is just a plain death march. Then it doesnt matter that much whether it should be called a genocide (it was planned, but it wasnt direct murder) or not, or what the Armenians did or whether it was justified from the Osmanic point of view of threatened territorial integrity. What bothers me is the voices of my ´friends´, who REALLY believe that such a thing did not happen. The more they shout it didnt, the more I wonder what they try to hide.
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Or according to how ´modern´ they are.
Rather few people in that area wear headscarves as far as Ive noticed (but ofcourse I was there in summer season and it was the only time ive been to altýnkum. and when I was there I felt as if I was dressing conservative with a skirt and sleevless top 
