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TURKISH HISTORY FOUNDATION PREPARES BOOK ABOUT ARMENIANS
Hurriyet, Turkey
April 26 2014
The Turkish Historical Foundation (TTK) has introduced its latest
publication on Armenians, prepared by 350 academics and titled "Turks
and Armenians in History."
TTK president Prof. Dr Metin Hulagu said the book was about "the
solidarity of the Turks and Armenians."
"The books discuss the unity of Turks and Armenians. Fighting is a
last resort in our culture. The prime minister's recent statement [over
the 1915 events] also emphasizes humanitarian feelings," Hulagu said.
He added that Armenian historians were not included in the book,
despite the fact that the TTK had made a call for their participation.
"We announced to the whole world that we were preparing this book and
that papers were being accepted. But we did not get any contributions
from abroad. We were unable to receive the contribution of any
Armenians," said Hulagu.
Lack of time
He suggested that a "lack of time" might be a reason for the lack of
foreign participation in their project.
The TTK's 10 volume book includes papers with titles including
"Armenians in First Age and Middle Age," "The culture of living
together," "Socioeconomic life," "Armenians in rural and urban areas,"
"Population and migration," "The Armenian population and the church,"
"Missionary activities," The emergence of the Armenian question" and
"Foreign countries."
One paper, titled "The church's mission in taking the Armenian question
to the international agenda," defends the idea that the Armenian
Church has played a significant role in bringing the issue Armenian
genocide question to the attention of the international community.
From: Baghdasarian
Hurriyet, Turkey
April 26 2014
The Turkish Historical Foundation (TTK) has introduced its latest
publication on Armenians, prepared by 350 academics and titled "Turks
and Armenians in History."
TTK president Prof. Dr Metin Hulagu said the book was about "the
solidarity of the Turks and Armenians."
"The books discuss the unity of Turks and Armenians. Fighting is a
last resort in our culture. The prime minister's recent statement [over
the 1915 events] also emphasizes humanitarian feelings," Hulagu said.
He added that Armenian historians were not included in the book,
despite the fact that the TTK had made a call for their participation.
"We announced to the whole world that we were preparing this book and
that papers were being accepted. But we did not get any contributions
from abroad. We were unable to receive the contribution of any
Armenians," said Hulagu.
Lack of time
He suggested that a "lack of time" might be a reason for the lack of
foreign participation in their project.
The TTK's 10 volume book includes papers with titles including
"Armenians in First Age and Middle Age," "The culture of living
together," "Socioeconomic life," "Armenians in rural and urban areas,"
"Population and migration," "The Armenian population and the church,"
"Missionary activities," The emergence of the Armenian question" and
"Foreign countries."
One paper, titled "The church's mission in taking the Armenian question
to the international agenda," defends the idea that the Armenian
Church has played a significant role in bringing the issue Armenian
genocide question to the attention of the international community.
From: Baghdasarian