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Scientists Cannot Be Stopped By Courts, Halacoglu
Turkish Press
May 7 2005
ANKARA (AA) - Prof. Dr. Yusuf Halacoglu, the Chairman of the Turkish
History Society (TTK), said on Wednesday that scientists could be
criticized, but could not be stopped by courts, when commenting on the
investigation launched regarding the statements he made in Switzerland
that the Armenian genocide allegations were baseless.
Stating that the Armenians were manipulated by western imperialism,
Halacoglu said, "you can't expect two nations (Turks and Armenians)
that lived together for 850 years to become enemies suddenly. There
are circles which provoke this (enmity). You can see how they were
organized in French archives, how they are used by the Brits, and
how Russians used them as spies. If I were an Armenian, I would sue
Britain, France and Russia in international courts."
Halacoglu added, "genocide cannot be committed by an entire
nation. Genocide can be carried out by a government or administration,
and so they (government/administration) should be accused. But, they
(foreigners) are accusing the entire Turkish nation. They are trying
to apply a double standard, and they have different targets. It is
not just to reject Turkey's EU membership. This is also related with
Turkey's standing as a regional power, and not allowing imperialist
countries to exploit its underground resources. In fact, they are
trying to reinforce Sevres (Treaty)."
Turkish Press
May 7 2005
ANKARA (AA) - Prof. Dr. Yusuf Halacoglu, the Chairman of the Turkish
History Society (TTK), said on Wednesday that scientists could be
criticized, but could not be stopped by courts, when commenting on the
investigation launched regarding the statements he made in Switzerland
that the Armenian genocide allegations were baseless.
Stating that the Armenians were manipulated by western imperialism,
Halacoglu said, "you can't expect two nations (Turks and Armenians)
that lived together for 850 years to become enemies suddenly. There
are circles which provoke this (enmity). You can see how they were
organized in French archives, how they are used by the Brits, and
how Russians used them as spies. If I were an Armenian, I would sue
Britain, France and Russia in international courts."
Halacoglu added, "genocide cannot be committed by an entire
nation. Genocide can be carried out by a government or administration,
and so they (government/administration) should be accused. But, they
(foreigners) are accusing the entire Turkish nation. They are trying
to apply a double standard, and they have different targets. It is
not just to reject Turkey's EU membership. This is also related with
Turkey's standing as a regional power, and not allowing imperialist
countries to exploit its underground resources. In fact, they are
trying to reinforce Sevres (Treaty)."