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TURKISH-ARMENIAN AT ODDS OVER NEW BOOK
Vercihan Ziflioglu - ISTANBUL
Hurriyet
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkish-armenian-at-odds-over-new-book-2011-09-05
Sept 5 2011
Turkey
A book written by Armenian historian Ara Sarafyan that includes
historical documents published by Turkish researcher Murat Bardakc覺
has sparked a new debate between the two figures.
Bardakc覺 has accused Sarafyan of plagiarism in the book "Talat
Pa癬_a's Report on the Armenian Genocide, 1917," while Sarafyan has
countered that Bardakc覺 is uncomfortable about the findings in the
monograph, which draws heavily on the Turkish researcher's work but
also includes some additional documents.
"He has appropriated parts he saw fit, added explanations according
to his own fancy and then published it under his own name without any
shame or embarrassment. This is worse than plagiarism; it is outright
theft," journalist and writer Murat Bardakc覺 said.
Bardakc覺 prepared his book, "Talat Pa癬_a's Dead Letter," in 2008 with
personal documents compiled from Talat Pa癬_a's archives. Bardakc覺
said his publisher was going to initiate legal proceedings against
Sarafyan, the director of the Gomidas Institute.
Sarafyan, meanwhile, also responded to the accusations; "I have made
a more solid case - Talat's report was actually based on official
Ottoman records. I have also analyzed Talat's data in the way that
Talat would have read them," he recently told the Daily News.
Vercihan Ziflioglu - ISTANBUL
Hurriyet
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=turkish-armenian-at-odds-over-new-book-2011-09-05
Sept 5 2011
Turkey
A book written by Armenian historian Ara Sarafyan that includes
historical documents published by Turkish researcher Murat Bardakc覺
has sparked a new debate between the two figures.
Bardakc覺 has accused Sarafyan of plagiarism in the book "Talat
Pa癬_a's Report on the Armenian Genocide, 1917," while Sarafyan has
countered that Bardakc覺 is uncomfortable about the findings in the
monograph, which draws heavily on the Turkish researcher's work but
also includes some additional documents.
"He has appropriated parts he saw fit, added explanations according
to his own fancy and then published it under his own name without any
shame or embarrassment. This is worse than plagiarism; it is outright
theft," journalist and writer Murat Bardakc覺 said.
Bardakc覺 prepared his book, "Talat Pa癬_a's Dead Letter," in 2008 with
personal documents compiled from Talat Pa癬_a's archives. Bardakc覺
said his publisher was going to initiate legal proceedings against
Sarafyan, the director of the Gomidas Institute.
Sarafyan, meanwhile, also responded to the accusations; "I have made
a more solid case - Talat's report was actually based on official
Ottoman records. I have also analyzed Talat's data in the way that
Talat would have read them," he recently told the Daily News.