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Turkey must show its teeth to Armenia. What harm would it do if a few bombs were dropped on the Armenian side by Turkish troops holding maneuvers on the border?

— Turgut Özal

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Said when discussing the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

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In all these countries, (Özal swept his hand across the map from Afghanistan to Algeria) too many people have too little hope.

The only thing not to do in a crisis situation is to remain in the status quo. Up to the present every crisis has ultimately served as a springboard for progress.

What if we officially recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide and face up to our past?

Now, we changed it, here you are!

In the Motherland Party's congress. Seconds before assassination attempt by Kartal Demirağ (1988)

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