ARMENIAN, TURKISH INTELLECTUALS TO MEET IN ANKARA FOR DIALOGUE
Yerkir
02.04.2010 12:40
Yerevan (Yerkir) - Intellectuals from Turkey and Armenia are set to
gather in the Turkish capital on the anniversary of the 1915 killings
of Armenians during the last days of the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish and Armenian intellectuals will meet in Ankara on April 24
and 25 to discuss the events of 1915 and attempt to improve dialogue
between the two nations in an event organized by the Ankara Freedom
of Thought Initiative.
Participants in the forum will talk about the events leading up to
the 1915 Genocide as well as its political implications. Topics of
discussion are set to include "The Armenian issue from a historical
perspective," "From [the Committee of] Union and Progress to
Kemalism - official ideological denial and termination of the issue,"
"The Turkification of the capital" and "The Armenian issue: How to
handle it?"
Yerkir
02.04.2010 12:40
Yerevan (Yerkir) - Intellectuals from Turkey and Armenia are set to
gather in the Turkish capital on the anniversary of the 1915 killings
of Armenians during the last days of the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish and Armenian intellectuals will meet in Ankara on April 24
and 25 to discuss the events of 1915 and attempt to improve dialogue
between the two nations in an event organized by the Ankara Freedom
of Thought Initiative.
Participants in the forum will talk about the events leading up to
the 1915 Genocide as well as its political implications. Topics of
discussion are set to include "The Armenian issue from a historical
perspective," "From [the Committee of] Union and Progress to
Kemalism - official ideological denial and termination of the issue,"
"The Turkification of the capital" and "The Armenian issue: How to
handle it?"