Answer: Turkey long denied the occurance of the Armenian Genocide, and repressed any discussion on the matter. With Turkey intending to (at the time) join the EU and strengthen ties with Europe, it proved important to both discuss the horrors of the genocide, and provide a platform for free speech. While this platform was tarnished somewhat by the government's persistant denial of crimes (and the actions of Ergodan himself), it was nonetheless influential.
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