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Nov 26 2011
Why Erdogan apologized for Dersim but did not mention Armenians? -
German media
November 26, 2011 | 00:04
Turkish media touched upon German outlet's responses to Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's apology for riots in Dersim
German Markische Oderzeitung wrote that the apology of Prime Minister
of Turkey provoked a lot of questions.
"At this point one thinks of the massacre of hundreds of thousands of
Armenians committed 100 years ago, but why Erdogan does not apologize
for this?" wrote the German edition, stressing that Erdogan's
apologies have bright political overtones.
Deutsche Welle, in turn, said that Erdogan's words were aimed at
oppositional Republican People's Party.
"The pursuit of political dividends at the expense of victims of those
times is a crime by itself. Even as the PM speaks the Turkish army
carries out the same operations against Kurds, who ask for autonomy -
the same as it was in Dersim,' writes Deutsche Welle.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized for the
massacres in Dersim. He accused then ruling Republican People's Party
in the organization of pogroms.
In 1938 Turkish authorities suppressed the Dersim uprising, destroying
hundreds of villages. Different sources say around 100 thousand people
were slaughtered, among those Armenians who survived 1915 Genocide.
Nov 26 2011
Why Erdogan apologized for Dersim but did not mention Armenians? -
German media
November 26, 2011 | 00:04
Turkish media touched upon German outlet's responses to Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's apology for riots in Dersim
German Markische Oderzeitung wrote that the apology of Prime Minister
of Turkey provoked a lot of questions.
"At this point one thinks of the massacre of hundreds of thousands of
Armenians committed 100 years ago, but why Erdogan does not apologize
for this?" wrote the German edition, stressing that Erdogan's
apologies have bright political overtones.
Deutsche Welle, in turn, said that Erdogan's words were aimed at
oppositional Republican People's Party.
"The pursuit of political dividends at the expense of victims of those
times is a crime by itself. Even as the PM speaks the Turkish army
carries out the same operations against Kurds, who ask for autonomy -
the same as it was in Dersim,' writes Deutsche Welle.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized for the
massacres in Dersim. He accused then ruling Republican People's Party
in the organization of pogroms.
In 1938 Turkish authorities suppressed the Dersim uprising, destroying
hundreds of villages. Different sources say around 100 thousand people
were slaughtered, among those Armenians who survived 1915 Genocide.