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ISTANBUL COURT REJECTS DEMAND TO STOP BLONDE BRIDE SCREENING IN TURKISH SCHOOLS
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 21, 2010 - 18:56 AMT 13:56 GMT
The demand of the International Hrant Dink Foundation to stop the
presentation of a controversial documentary movie about the events
which took place in 1915 Turkish in schools was rejected by a local
administrative court last month.
The movie, titled "Blonde Bride-The Inner Face of the Armenian Problem
Documentary," known as Sari Gelin, prepared by the Turkish General
Staff, was distributed to education institutions as a supplementary
educational material to schools on June 19, 2008. It depicts Armenian
gangs killing and torturing people and setting fires after raiding
Turkish villages in 1915, according to the daily Radikal.
The International Hrant Dink Foundation sued the Istanbul Provincial
Directorate of Education, saying the DVD's content did not comply with
the goals of education, which are fostering a culture of democracy,
tolerance and responsibility.
The foundation also said the scenes could negatively affect the
psychological and intellectual development of primary school students.
Later, the foundation made a request to the Istanbul Administrative
Court for the process's cancellation.
"When the content of the documentary is examined, it can be seen that
it possesses a content which ratchets up hostility instead of peace,"
said Fethiye Cetin, lawyer for the foundation.
"Armenians are especially demonstrated as negative figures and the
content of the documentary creates a grudge and hatred toward them.
Moreover, the pictures illustrating skulls, sliced heads, and corpses
could influence the physical and mental development of children,"
said Cetin.
"We opened a case, stating that we do not find the utilization of
such materials that ratchet up hostility instead of contributing to
peace and democracy within educational institutions to be correct,"
said Cetin.
With the decision it made on June 25, the 9th Istanbul Administrative
Court rejected the demand, ruling that there was no definite process
that needed to be conducted on the matter.
Shot by director Ismail Umac, the documentary was prepared after
conducting a detailed study in 15 national research centers and
research in the archives of 11 countries abroad, as well as the
acquisition of 10 thousand archival documents, according to the
official website of the Blonde Bride Documentary, Hurriyet Daily
News reported.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 21, 2010 - 18:56 AMT 13:56 GMT
The demand of the International Hrant Dink Foundation to stop the
presentation of a controversial documentary movie about the events
which took place in 1915 Turkish in schools was rejected by a local
administrative court last month.
The movie, titled "Blonde Bride-The Inner Face of the Armenian Problem
Documentary," known as Sari Gelin, prepared by the Turkish General
Staff, was distributed to education institutions as a supplementary
educational material to schools on June 19, 2008. It depicts Armenian
gangs killing and torturing people and setting fires after raiding
Turkish villages in 1915, according to the daily Radikal.
The International Hrant Dink Foundation sued the Istanbul Provincial
Directorate of Education, saying the DVD's content did not comply with
the goals of education, which are fostering a culture of democracy,
tolerance and responsibility.
The foundation also said the scenes could negatively affect the
psychological and intellectual development of primary school students.
Later, the foundation made a request to the Istanbul Administrative
Court for the process's cancellation.
"When the content of the documentary is examined, it can be seen that
it possesses a content which ratchets up hostility instead of peace,"
said Fethiye Cetin, lawyer for the foundation.
"Armenians are especially demonstrated as negative figures and the
content of the documentary creates a grudge and hatred toward them.
Moreover, the pictures illustrating skulls, sliced heads, and corpses
could influence the physical and mental development of children,"
said Cetin.
"We opened a case, stating that we do not find the utilization of
such materials that ratchet up hostility instead of contributing to
peace and democracy within educational institutions to be correct,"
said Cetin.
With the decision it made on June 25, the 9th Istanbul Administrative
Court rejected the demand, ruling that there was no definite process
that needed to be conducted on the matter.
Shot by director Ismail Umac, the documentary was prepared after
conducting a detailed study in 15 national research centers and
research in the archives of 11 countries abroad, as well as the
acquisition of 10 thousand archival documents, according to the
official website of the Blonde Bride Documentary, Hurriyet Daily
News reported.
From: A. Papazian