On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to the lead singer of System of a Down, Serj Tankian. He discusses the new documentary ‘Truth to Power’, which explores his family history, including his grandparents surviving the Armenian genocide, and his own early life growing up in Lebanon. Tankian discusses the history of Armenia as a nation, and why many countries such as the UK don’t recognise the repression that Armenians faced under Turkey as genocide.
We also talk about the Nagorno-Karabakh war and the dangers Armenians are facing, Turkey’s work to prevent nations from recognising the Armenian genocide, and much more! Finally, we speak to former Turkish ambassador to the UK and leader of the Republican People’s Party, Unal Cevikoz. He discusses the allegations Serj Tankian made about the Republic of Turkey, Turkish power within NATO, the purchase of the S400 missile defence system from Russia, allegations of Turkey using Syrian mercenaries in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, and much more!
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