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TURKISH PM'S FELLOW PARTY MEMBER MP APOLOGIZES TO ARMENIANS FOR 1915
news.am
April 25, 2012 | 11:39
One of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) founders,
MP Ismet Ucma, described the events in 1915 as a forcible deportation
of a nation, and he apologized to the Armenians on his own behalf.
In an interview with the Radikal daily of Turkey, the Turkish MP stated
that the historians need to reveal all documents in connection with
1915, the politicians must examine these documents, and, subsequently,
an international decision ought to be made on this matter.
Ismet Ucma claimed that what happened to the Armenians in 1915 was
not genocide, but rather a forcible deportation of a nation.
"It is necessary to say: 'We apologize to you for some things that
occurred in our past.' I personally make that apology for the forcible
deportation of a nation. Nothing should happen with a people when
deporting them to somewhere else. But this was not the case with the
Armenians. If these events had not occurred, there would not have
been a [Armenian] Diaspora," the Turkish MP said.
Ismet Ucma added: "Turkey must open the border with Armenia while
Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding talks. These people who have lived
together with us, who shared the same feelings, and who have used
the same literary language must achieve peace and tranquility."
news.am
April 25, 2012 | 11:39
One of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) founders,
MP Ismet Ucma, described the events in 1915 as a forcible deportation
of a nation, and he apologized to the Armenians on his own behalf.
In an interview with the Radikal daily of Turkey, the Turkish MP stated
that the historians need to reveal all documents in connection with
1915, the politicians must examine these documents, and, subsequently,
an international decision ought to be made on this matter.
Ismet Ucma claimed that what happened to the Armenians in 1915 was
not genocide, but rather a forcible deportation of a nation.
"It is necessary to say: 'We apologize to you for some things that
occurred in our past.' I personally make that apology for the forcible
deportation of a nation. Nothing should happen with a people when
deporting them to somewhere else. But this was not the case with the
Armenians. If these events had not occurred, there would not have
been a [Armenian] Diaspora," the Turkish MP said.
Ismet Ucma added: "Turkey must open the border with Armenia while
Armenia and Azerbaijan are holding talks. These people who have lived
together with us, who shared the same feelings, and who have used
the same literary language must achieve peace and tranquility."