Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmer Davutoglu appointed aide to replace Istanbul Armenian journalist and writer Etyen Mahcupyan.

New adviser Abdulkadir Ozkan has been working in the field of culture and media.

As reported earlier, after Pope Francis’ recent statement on the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, Etyen Mahcupyan had announced that it is impossible to describe what happened in Africa and in Bosnia as genocide without describing what had occurred to Armenians likewise as genocide. He had stated that the surprising thing is not that the Pope says “genocide” now, but why he did not utter this word for so many years.

After this announcement, Mahcupyan was dismissed from his duty as Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister of Turkey, but it was argued that he was removed from office a month ago, and due to retirement.