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WIKILEAKS RELEASES CABLE ON TURKISH DOCUMENTS ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Tert.am
26.07.11
The Wikileaks has released cable 04ISTANBUL1074 by the US Consulate
in Istanbul of July 12, 2004. The cable contains Turkish and foreign
historians comments on the Turkish government's policy of denying the
Armenian Genocide, the Lebanon-based Al Joumhouria newspaper reports.
According to the cable, the admission of the Armenian Genocide by
Turkey is a major obstacle to Armenian-Turkish reconciliation.
The Armenian Diaspora has numerous documents corroborating the Turkish
government's plans to destroy over 1,000,000 Armenians in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16.
Armenians and foreign historians point out the Turkish government's
policy of denying access to archives thereby concealing the convincing
evidence of Turkey's involvement in the Genocide.
Armenian and other researchers have reasonable doubts over the
preservation of archives. Prof Halil Berktay reported at least two
attempts to clear the archives of the documents on crimes against
Armenians.
Back in 1991, a number of high-ranking Turkish military officials
reported an attempted stealing of a number of important documents in
1918, before the allies occupied Istanbul.
Prof. Berktay believes that the second attempt was made when Turgut
Ozal, then president of Turkey, announced his intention to open the
archives. According to the historian, the action was planned by a
group of retired diplomats and generals headed by the former Turkish
ambassador to Iraq.
Some historians believes that the archive is being constantly cleared
of documents on the Armenian Issue, the cable says.
Tert.am
26.07.11
The Wikileaks has released cable 04ISTANBUL1074 by the US Consulate
in Istanbul of July 12, 2004. The cable contains Turkish and foreign
historians comments on the Turkish government's policy of denying the
Armenian Genocide, the Lebanon-based Al Joumhouria newspaper reports.
According to the cable, the admission of the Armenian Genocide by
Turkey is a major obstacle to Armenian-Turkish reconciliation.
The Armenian Diaspora has numerous documents corroborating the Turkish
government's plans to destroy over 1,000,000 Armenians in the Ottoman
Empire in 1915-16.
Armenians and foreign historians point out the Turkish government's
policy of denying access to archives thereby concealing the convincing
evidence of Turkey's involvement in the Genocide.
Armenian and other researchers have reasonable doubts over the
preservation of archives. Prof Halil Berktay reported at least two
attempts to clear the archives of the documents on crimes against
Armenians.
Back in 1991, a number of high-ranking Turkish military officials
reported an attempted stealing of a number of important documents in
1918, before the allies occupied Istanbul.
Prof. Berktay believes that the second attempt was made when Turgut
Ozal, then president of Turkey, announced his intention to open the
archives. According to the historian, the action was planned by a
group of retired diplomats and generals headed by the former Turkish
ambassador to Iraq.
Some historians believes that the archive is being constantly cleared
of documents on the Armenian Issue, the cable says.