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NO "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" IN TURKEY'S HISTORY
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Feb 25 2015
25 February 2015, 18:05 (GMT+04:00)
By Mushvig Mehdiyev
There was no "genocide" against Armenians in the history of Turkey,
a top Turkish official said on February 25.
Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Cicek said Ankara was doing its
best to stand against the Armenian diaspora worldwide as it attempts
to denigrate and sully Turkey's reputation and history.
"Turkey has always ensured that its archives remain open to
investigation into the events of 1915," he noted, calling on Yerevan
to do the same, if they indeed had similar archives.
In his early remarks, Cicek accused Armenia of trying to turn its
1915 propaganda into a source of income exploiting its so-called
"genocide" to further its political and financial standing amid the
international community.
"Turkey holds no ill feelings towards the Armenian people. But this
does not mean that we will remain silent and inactive before Armenia's
anti-Turkish campaign," Cicek declared.
Turkey is ambiguously denying Armenia's claims that the Ottoman Empire
systematically executed Armenians back in 1915.
Top Turkish leaders have said the events of 1915 were a difficult
time not only for Armenians, but also for Arabs, Kurds and other
ethnic minorities in the region.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu highlighted Armenia's groundless
1915 genocide propaganda as a hindrance to the normalization of
relations between Ankara and Yerevan.
He insisted that although Ankara hopes for the normalization of
relations with Yerevan, Armenia would need to end its campaign against
Turkey and turn the page on its prejudices.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor, the
Ottoman Empire allegedly carried out a "genocide" against Armenians
living in Anatolia in 1915.
The Armenian authorities have always hanged on the hope that world
leaders would support their allegations.
But before a lack of historical evidences, such claims have been
rejected en masse.
U.S. President Barack Obama, actually unequivocally avoided to use
the word genocide in his annual speeches on the falsified "Armenian
genocide."
Hasan Celal Guzel, a well-known Turkish journalist and politician,
claims that the alleged "Armenian genocide" is a mere falsification
of historical events.
"Relocation of the Armenians dating back to May 27, 1915, is not an
"Armenian genocide. When the Armenians massacred more than 30,000
Turks and Kurds in Van, the leadership of the Ottoman empire decided
to relocate the Armenian population. Relocation cannot be interpreted
as genocide or massacre under any circumstances," Guzel said.
"The Ottoman archives along with the U.S. National Archives and Records
Administration and national archives of England, Russia, France and
Germany clearly reveal that the number of Armenians who were lost
over that period stand at about 400,000," confirmed Guzel, adding that
Armenia's number - 1.5 million deaths - carries no link with reality.
The Armenian authorities and diaspora are preparing to solemnly mark
the 100th anniversary of the so-called "genocide" on April 24, 2015.
Armenia insisted it wants Turkey to admit to its so-called guilt even
though all evidences prove that no genocide ever took place.
But since Armenia has been unable to command any factual proofs to
support its claims, its calls for "recognition" have fallen into
deaf ears.
http://www.azernews.az/region/78234.html
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
Feb 25 2015
25 February 2015, 18:05 (GMT+04:00)
By Mushvig Mehdiyev
There was no "genocide" against Armenians in the history of Turkey,
a top Turkish official said on February 25.
Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Cemil Cicek said Ankara was doing its
best to stand against the Armenian diaspora worldwide as it attempts
to denigrate and sully Turkey's reputation and history.
"Turkey has always ensured that its archives remain open to
investigation into the events of 1915," he noted, calling on Yerevan
to do the same, if they indeed had similar archives.
In his early remarks, Cicek accused Armenia of trying to turn its
1915 propaganda into a source of income exploiting its so-called
"genocide" to further its political and financial standing amid the
international community.
"Turkey holds no ill feelings towards the Armenian people. But this
does not mean that we will remain silent and inactive before Armenia's
anti-Turkish campaign," Cicek declared.
Turkey is ambiguously denying Armenia's claims that the Ottoman Empire
systematically executed Armenians back in 1915.
Top Turkish leaders have said the events of 1915 were a difficult
time not only for Armenians, but also for Arabs, Kurds and other
ethnic minorities in the region.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu highlighted Armenia's groundless
1915 genocide propaganda as a hindrance to the normalization of
relations between Ankara and Yerevan.
He insisted that although Ankara hopes for the normalization of
relations with Yerevan, Armenia would need to end its campaign against
Turkey and turn the page on its prejudices.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor, the
Ottoman Empire allegedly carried out a "genocide" against Armenians
living in Anatolia in 1915.
The Armenian authorities have always hanged on the hope that world
leaders would support their allegations.
But before a lack of historical evidences, such claims have been
rejected en masse.
U.S. President Barack Obama, actually unequivocally avoided to use
the word genocide in his annual speeches on the falsified "Armenian
genocide."
Hasan Celal Guzel, a well-known Turkish journalist and politician,
claims that the alleged "Armenian genocide" is a mere falsification
of historical events.
"Relocation of the Armenians dating back to May 27, 1915, is not an
"Armenian genocide. When the Armenians massacred more than 30,000
Turks and Kurds in Van, the leadership of the Ottoman empire decided
to relocate the Armenian population. Relocation cannot be interpreted
as genocide or massacre under any circumstances," Guzel said.
"The Ottoman archives along with the U.S. National Archives and Records
Administration and national archives of England, Russia, France and
Germany clearly reveal that the number of Armenians who were lost
over that period stand at about 400,000," confirmed Guzel, adding that
Armenia's number - 1.5 million deaths - carries no link with reality.
The Armenian authorities and diaspora are preparing to solemnly mark
the 100th anniversary of the so-called "genocide" on April 24, 2015.
Armenia insisted it wants Turkey to admit to its so-called guilt even
though all evidences prove that no genocide ever took place.
But since Armenia has been unable to command any factual proofs to
support its claims, its calls for "recognition" have fallen into
deaf ears.
http://www.azernews.az/region/78234.html