Well some were and others weren’t. Those who weren’t and got caught helping the Armenians suffered the same end.
Some of the Alevi’s suffered the same treatment.
Long ago the Kurds admitted what happened and established good relations with the Armenians.
I have friends who grew up in Turkey and are well educated in the reality of Turkish history as far as elimination of minorities.
You will have a hard time finding the truth there in print.
Actually, its possible that the Italian fascists were borrowing from Ataturk, as much or more than he was borrowing from them.
ataturk was leading forces in the Turkish Civil War, and against Allied occupation Forces for years before Mussolini took power.