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ERDOGAN SAYS ARMENIA 'FIXED' APRIL 24 DATE TO COINCIDE WITH GALLIPOLI EVENTS
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
PARIS--Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Armenia of
"fixing" the April 24 date to coincide with the anniversary of the
Battle of Gallipoli.
In an interview with France 24 television, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
Turkey is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Battles
and "we are in no position to obtain permission from Armenia."
"It is a date in history and it has nothing to do with the ceremonies
in Armenia. Quite on the contrary, they fixed their ceremonies to
coincide with our date," Erdogan said.
Speaking about problems between Armenia and Turkey, he said it was
Ankara that always "took a positive step" and "extended our hand
in peace."
The Turkish government to this day refuses to acknowledge that the
systematic, state-sponsored murder of 1.5 million Armenians and
the exile of Armenians from their historic homelands constitutes a
genocide. Instead, the Turkish state claims that it was Armenians who
killed Turks and that Armenians were relocated from their homes for
their own safety. Writers and public figures in Turkey are arrested
regularly for speaking about the Armenian Genocide, which is illegal
in Turkey under certain circumstances.
Turkey and Armenia also have no diplomatic relations. Turkey
closed its border with Armenia in 1993 in a show of support for its
co-ethnic ally, Azerbaijan, when war broke out over Artsakh. Turkey
has conditioned its normalization of ties with Armenia on the ceding
of Artsakh to Azerbaijan and the abandonment of claims over the
Armenian Genocide.
http://asbarez.com/133522/erdogan-says-armenia-%E2%80%98fixed%E2%80%99-april-24-date-to-coincide-with-gallipoli-events/
Tuesday, March 31st, 2015
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
PARIS--Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused Armenia of
"fixing" the April 24 date to coincide with the anniversary of the
Battle of Gallipoli.
In an interview with France 24 television, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
Turkey is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Battles
and "we are in no position to obtain permission from Armenia."
"It is a date in history and it has nothing to do with the ceremonies
in Armenia. Quite on the contrary, they fixed their ceremonies to
coincide with our date," Erdogan said.
Speaking about problems between Armenia and Turkey, he said it was
Ankara that always "took a positive step" and "extended our hand
in peace."
The Turkish government to this day refuses to acknowledge that the
systematic, state-sponsored murder of 1.5 million Armenians and
the exile of Armenians from their historic homelands constitutes a
genocide. Instead, the Turkish state claims that it was Armenians who
killed Turks and that Armenians were relocated from their homes for
their own safety. Writers and public figures in Turkey are arrested
regularly for speaking about the Armenian Genocide, which is illegal
in Turkey under certain circumstances.
Turkey and Armenia also have no diplomatic relations. Turkey
closed its border with Armenia in 1993 in a show of support for its
co-ethnic ally, Azerbaijan, when war broke out over Artsakh. Turkey
has conditioned its normalization of ties with Armenia on the ceding
of Artsakh to Azerbaijan and the abandonment of claims over the
Armenian Genocide.
http://asbarez.com/133522/erdogan-says-armenia-%E2%80%98fixed%E2%80%99-april-24-date-to-coincide-with-gallipoli-events/