Turkish folk music singer Nihat Dogan announced that he will attend the event, which will be held in Istanbul’s Taksim Square on April 24, to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

In an interview with Taraf daily of Turkey, Dogan informed that, if he is in Turkey on that day, he definitely will go to Taksim Square.   

“You should not be afraid that they would lynch you for that. Violence is violence. If we possess the courage, if we go [there even] given that we might be burned, we need to bring the darkness out to the light. That is why everyone has to be there in the name of humanity, in the name of right,” the Turkish singer said.     

To note, a part of the Turkish society became very angry over this statement by Dogan. In addition, several Turkish media covered this action by Nihat Dogan likewise in a negative manner, and wrote that he is trying to create an agenda.