If we say it didn't happen then it didn't happen
Turkey is a settler-colonial state built on the lands of indigenous Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Kurds. Its history of g*****e is denied in so-called Turkey, and to this day, the survivors' descendants cannot return to their homes.
If you speak out against one colonization, you must also speak out against another. Turkish colonialism is no different from Western colonialism: the only difference is that it continues today, while its history is denied and the indigenous populations are still suppressed.
Millions of hidden Armenians and Greeks are forced to hide their identities because it is not safe to live openly as Armenians or Greeks in Turkey (especially in so-called Eastern Turkey, former Western Armenia). These communities remain under threat, and their rights are violated to this day.