May 6, 2015 - 09:55 AMT
Turkish writers address letter to Armenian people

On the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, eight writers from Turkey post this letter to their fellow Armenians.

“It has been a hundred years since hundreds of thousands of Armenians of this land have fallen under the systematic massacre of the Ottoman State. In 1915, women and men, young and old, they lost their lives, their families, and their homes… We, at P24 (Independent Journalism Platform) humbly pay our respect to the fallen and present this letter from eight writer,” the letter says, according to Massis Post.

The short video produced by P24 and directed by Enis Riza carries the messages of Adalet Agaoglu, Ahmet Altan, Oya Baydar, Murat Belge, Hasan Cemal, Cengiz Çandar, Perihan Magden, and Bejan Matur.