The public was convinced. Apparently this is not true after all. Yes, the doors to our archives are open and people can enter freely. However, it is from this point onwards that the problems start. The treatment you receive is entirely dependent upon who you are, where you come from and what you have written in the past.
Priority is given to experts who support the Turkish line.
Suspicious characters are battered by an array of bureaucratic obstacles. You can be a strong supporter of the Turkish line yet you will be caught up in red tape and made to regret it all. Throughout the world today, nobody really believes that the Turkish archives are as open as is being suggested. Let us either keep them sealed or open them up honestly according to international rules. Let us not resort to oriental cunning.