Hi again everyone.

On many occasions, I have heard different people say/ask "What progress have Turk's made?" or "What progress do we see?". Some don't know naturally while many on the other hand underestimate anything being done today. This thread is basically a progress report meant to throw a light on all the steps being taken today to make a difference by Turkey/Turks. To move a mountain, we must start moving small stones. To take big steps forward, we must first take baby steps. If we do not appreciate them, we will never appreciate the bold steps and frankly speaking, ignoring any progress at this time I feel is a sin. We all want the same thing, to revive our nation, to revive our spirits, our hopes, and most importantly our history which is trying to be hidden and destroyed. To get what we want, to finally find some peace of mind, we will need to take bold steps but appreciate even the smallest if we want anything to change. Allow us to take this time to appreciate what is being or has been done and without any sarcasm, politics, racism, or nationalism involved.

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1. At Hrant Dink's funeral, tens of thousands of Turks flooded the streets of Istanbul, shouting out "We are all Armenians" and "We are all Hrant Dink".

2. A Turk gave away his family land as Genocide reparation.

3. Almost 30,000 Turks have signed a petition apologizing to all the Armenians around the world.

4. Many Turks have become very friendly with many Armenians and show their support in many, many ways.

5. A football game took place in Armenia between Turkey and Armenia. (It’s not much but definitely is some little step forward. Before, even that wasn’t possible)

Feel free to add to the list and only appropriate material please.