For many politicians, particularly in America, there is an unwillingness to upset Turkey without strong justification, given its record as a loyal NATO ally and putative EU candidate country. But, despite almost half a century of membership in the Council of Europe – ostensibly a guardian of human rights, including freedom of speech and conscience – Turkey still punishes a crime against national honor any suggestion that the Armenian genocide is an historic truth.
考虑到土耳其一直是一个忠实的北约同盟国以及公认的欧盟候选国，许多政治家，尤其是美国的政治家，不愿意在没有可靠证据的情况下困扰土耳其。然而，半个多世纪以来，虽然土耳其在欧洲议会中表面上是人权、言论和思想自由的护卫者，它仍然对任何暗示亚美尼亚的种族屠杀是一件真实历史事件、违反国家尊严的行为处以惩罚。值得庆幸的是，这篇有关土耳其刑法的文章现在将接受评议并很可能被删除。