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    DAVUTOGLU: FRANCE FED ON THE PAIN OF OTHERS TO ARRIVE AT WHERE IT IS TODAY

    Today's Zaman
    Dec 29 2011
    Turkey

    Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has slammed French leaders
    throughout history for "arriving at where they are today" through the
    pain and sorrow of others, while he sent a veiled message to Armenians
    that every pain is worthy of respect, as long as it is mutual.

    "Do not engage in imperialist plans over the pain of others," Davutoglu
    said to ex-colonizers, particularly France, as he spoke in Edirne
    at a conference titled "From Balkan War to Balkan Peace," marking
    the hundredth anniversary of the Balkan Wars. Davutoglu recalled the
    events of 1915, saying that 1915 was the year Turks waged a battle on
    multiple fronts against a large number of Western opponents and that
    Gallipoli was one of the most profound of those fronts where Turkey
    lost 250,000. "You did not suffer in 1915; the ones that suffered
    were those 250,000 martyrs in Gallipoli," Davutoglu unleashed at
    France for judging the events of 1915 from a one-sided perspective
    that favored one side of history for "political benefits."

    Addressing the French leader, Davutoglu noted that France became what
    it is today "by making others suffer," and now "they are trying to
    build history from the pain of others."

    Also calling on the Armenians, Davutoglu repeated that all Armenians
    were neighbors to Turks and have shared the same lands, and Turks
    respect Armenians. "We share their pain if they respect our pain too,"
    Davutoglu urged Armenia, noting one more time that "a fair memory"
    would be the solution to the controversy surrounding the events of
    1915 when large numbers of Armenians, estimated at somewhere between
    hundreds of thousands to more than a million, were killed by Ottoman
    Turks as they were sent away from their homelands to calm an armed
    uprising, according to Turkish records. Davutoglu also noted that at
    the time of the Zurich protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia, he
    had prepared a speech calling on Armenia to contribute to "a collective
    consciousness." At the time of the Swiss and US brokered ice-breaker
    deal, speeches to be delivered by both sides were cancelled, and
    although the protocols were signed, they have not been ratified by
    either parliament so far.

    With regards to the hundredth year of the Balkan Wars, Davutoglu also
    announced "a peace manifesto," which would enable the Balkans to enjoy
    peace after many years of pain and suffering in the region. He called
    for a mutual vision among Balkan countries, as he said that prejudice
    and keeping enmities alive would continue to harm the entire region.

    He also suggested that both the Balkans and the Middle East were
    remembered by their connection to bloodshed and wars, "as if it is the
    responsibility of the people of the region," and recalled that none
    of the wars in either region was started by the will of the people
    who live there. "There has been a bad parenthesis [a pause in peace]
    imbedded within the 20th century in the Balkans; now we want to close
    it," he said with reference to the peaceful history of the Balkans,
    disrupted only for a century by the intervention of foreign forces.

    The foreign minister also bitterly touched on the EU, saying that
    the bloc still hesitates on visa waivers, saying that the Balkan
    neighbor cities now considered within the EU cannot be separated
    from the Turkish ones across the border. "This wall will not hold,
    it will collapse," Davutoglu said, referring to the borders of the EU
    that are closed to Turkey since the country is not a member. Turkey
    has been negotiating for years for membership, and it is the only
    member candidate that does not benefit from a visa waiver that other
    candidate countries enjoy with the EU.

    The foreign minister also drew a comparison between Mustafa Kemal
    Ataturk, the founder of modern day Turkey, and French President
    Nicolas Sarkozy, saying that one leader excelled beyond the pain and
    the other fed on the pain of others and kept it alive for the sake of
    its benefit. He voiced the possibility that Turks could have held on
    to their pain suffered on the Western front and held Greeks as eternal
    enemies, but they rather held a hand out to the Greeks and made their
    peace. On the Western front, Greek forces, one of the Allies during
    World War I, waged a war against Turks to break through the Western
    front to penetrate Ä°stanbul under the command of the British forces.

    Around the same time, ANZAC forces -- mainly Australian and New Zealand
    -- landed at Gallipoli, but Turks were able to defend the Western
    front. The Turkish victory fostered the country's self-confidence and
    enabled the establishment of modern day Turkey, but the country was
    nevertheless defeated along with the Central Powers, led by Germany.
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    Today's Zaman, Turkey
    Dec 29 2011


    DavutoÄ?lu: France fed on the pain of others to arrive at where it is today


    29 December 2011 / EDIRNE, CEREN KUMOVA/SERVET YANATMA

    Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu has slammed French leaders
    throughout history for â??arriving at where they are todayâ?? through the
    pain and sorrow of others, while he sent a veiled message to Armenians
    that every pain is worthy of respect, as long as it is mutual.

    â??Do not engage in imperialist plans over the pain of others,â??
    DavutoÄ?lu said to ex-colonizers, particularly France, as he spoke in
    Edirne at a conference titled â??From Balkan War to Balkan Peace,â??
    marking the hundredth anniversary of the Balkan Wars. DavutoÄ?lu
    recalled the events of 1915, saying that 1915 was the year Turks waged
    a battle on multiple fronts against a large number of Western
    opponents and that Gallipoli was one of the most profound of those
    fronts where Turkey lost 250,000. â??You did not suffer in 1915; the
    ones that suffered were those 250,000 martyrs in Gallipoli,â?? DavutoÄ?lu
    unleashed at France for judging the events of 1915 from a one-sided
    perspective that favored one side of history for â??political benefits.â??
    Addressing the French leader, DavutoÄ?lu noted that France became what
    it is today â??by making others suffer,â?? and now â??they are trying to
    build history from the pain of others.â??

    Also calling on the Armenians, DavutoÄ?lu repeated that all Armenians
    were neighbors to Turks and have shared the same lands, and Turks
    respect Armenians. â??We share their pain if they respect our pain too,â??
    DavutoÄ?lu urged Armenia, noting one more time that â??a fair memoryâ??
    would be the solution to the controversy surrounding the events of
    1915 when large numbers of Armenians, estimated at somewhere between
    hundreds of thousands to more than a million, were killed by Ottoman
    Turks as they were sent away from their homelands to calm an armed
    uprising, according to Turkish records. DavutoÄ?lu also noted that at
    the time of the Zurich protocols signed between Turkey and Armenia, he
    had prepared a speech calling on Armenia to contribute to â??a
    collective consciousness.â?? At the time of the Swiss and US brokered
    ice-breaker deal, speeches to be delivered by both sides were
    cancelled, and although the protocols were signed, they have not been
    ratified by either parliament so far.

    With regards to the hundredth year of the Balkan Wars, DavutoÄ?lu also
    announced â??a peace manifesto,â?? which would enable the Balkans to enjoy
    peace after many years of pain and suffering in the region. He called
    for a mutual vision among Balkan countries, as he said that prejudice
    and keeping enmities alive would continue to harm the entire region.
    He also suggested that both the Balkans and the Middle East were
    remembered by their connection to bloodshed and wars, â??as if it is the
    responsibility of the people of the region,â?? and recalled that none of
    the wars in either region was started by the will of the people who
    live there. â??There has been a bad parenthesis [a pause in peace]
    imbedded within the 20th century in the Balkans; now we want to close
    it,â?? he said with reference to the peaceful history of the Balkans,
    disrupted only for a century by the intervention of foreign forces.

    The foreign minister also bitterly touched on the EU, saying that the
    bloc still hesitates on visa waivers, saying that the Balkan neighbor
    cities now considered within the EU cannot be separated from the
    Turkish ones across the border. â??This wall will not hold, it will
    collapse,â?? DavutoÄ?lu said, referring to the borders of the EU that are
    closed to Turkey since the country is not a member. Turkey has been
    negotiating for years for membership, and it is the only member
    candidate that does not benefit from a visa waiver that other
    candidate countries enjoy with the EU.

    The foreign minister also drew a comparison between Mustafa Kemal
    Atatürk, the founder of modern day Turkey, and French President
    Nicolas Sarkozy, saying that one leader excelled beyond the pain and
    the other fed on the pain of others and kept it alive for the sake of
    its benefit. He voiced the possibility that Turks could have held on
    to their pain suffered on the Western front and held Greeks as eternal
    enemies, but they rather held a hand out to the Greeks and made their
    peace. On the Western front, Greek forces, one of the Allies during
    World War I, waged a war against Turks to break through the Western
    front to penetrate Ä°stanbul under the command of the British forces.
    Around the same time, ANZAC forces -- mainly Australian and New
    Zealand -- landed at Gallipoli, but Turks were able to defend the
    Western front. The Turkish victory fostered the country's
    self-confidence and enabled the establishment of modern day Turkey,
    but the country was nevertheless defeated along with the Central
    Powers, led by Germany.

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