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MASSACRES OF ARMENIANS IN 1915 NOTHING BUT GENOCIDE, TURKISH HISTORIAN CONSIDERS
Pan Armenian News
26.09.2005 04:24
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Scientific conference titled "Ottoman Armenians
During the Decline of the Empire: Issues of Scientific Responsibility
and Democracy" was held in the Bilgi University last week. In the
opinion of many exerts, it can give start to the discussion of the
Armenian issue by the Turkish society. "We should try to realize what
happened in 1915", well known Turkish historian Halil Bektay stated
adding that at the beginning of the World War I the leaders of the
Ottoman Empire announced the hunting season against Armenians. In his
turn historian Fikret Adanir stated that the carnages of Armenians at
the beginning of the 20-th century are nothing but genocide. "It is my
personal opinion", he said. "This conference will surprise Armenians
all over the world. Now some of them will have the courage to start
dialogue with Turks", Los Angeles Times writes citing editor-in-chief
of Akos Armenian newspaper published in Istanbul. To remind, the
conference has been twice postponed, last time on Thursday, September
22 by a resolution of a Turkish court. It should be also noted that
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the court
resolution and called it incompatible with the norms of democracy
and civilized society.
Spokesperson for the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Krisztina Nagy
characterized the court decision as a "recurrent provocation".
Pan Armenian News
26.09.2005 04:24
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Scientific conference titled "Ottoman Armenians
During the Decline of the Empire: Issues of Scientific Responsibility
and Democracy" was held in the Bilgi University last week. In the
opinion of many exerts, it can give start to the discussion of the
Armenian issue by the Turkish society. "We should try to realize what
happened in 1915", well known Turkish historian Halil Bektay stated
adding that at the beginning of the World War I the leaders of the
Ottoman Empire announced the hunting season against Armenians. In his
turn historian Fikret Adanir stated that the carnages of Armenians at
the beginning of the 20-th century are nothing but genocide. "It is my
personal opinion", he said. "This conference will surprise Armenians
all over the world. Now some of them will have the courage to start
dialogue with Turks", Los Angeles Times writes citing editor-in-chief
of Akos Armenian newspaper published in Istanbul. To remind, the
conference has been twice postponed, last time on Thursday, September
22 by a resolution of a Turkish court. It should be also noted that
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the court
resolution and called it incompatible with the norms of democracy
and civilized society.
Spokesperson for the EU Commissioner for Enlargement Krisztina Nagy
characterized the court decision as a "recurrent provocation".