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Armenians of Turkey angered with Erdogan's invitation to Armenian President
12:31, 17 January, 2015
YEREVAN, JANUARY 17, ARMENPRESS. The invitation of the President of
Turkey Recep ErdoÄ?an sent to the President of the Republic of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan to take part in the events commemorating the centenary
of the Battle of Gallipoli to be held on the 24th of April this year
has angered the online network users and, particularly, the Armenians
living in Turkey.
As reports `Armenpress' citing Agos periodical, the progressive
society of Turkey, including the Armenians, criticized this
initiative, which was described as `political strategy' by Turkey's
official circles. Agos talked to a group of Armenians residing in
Turkey, which characterized that initiative as `a dishonest step of an
uneducated person.'
Previously it was reported that in response to Turkish President Recep
ErdoÄ?an's invitation to take part in the events commemorating the
centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli to be held on the 24th of April
this year President Serzh Sargsyan has sent a letter that particularly
reads as follows:
`Indeed, World War I is one of the terrific chapters of history of
humanity, claiming millions of innocent lives and aborting destinies.
An artilleryman of Armenian descent, Captain Sargis Torosyan also
joined the troops of the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Gallipoli. He
was an officer, dedicated to the defense and security of the Empire,
who was decorated with Ottoman military awards for his loyalty and
heroism. Nevertheless, in that same year, marking the culmination of
mass killing and forced deportation, preliminary planned and
perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, the wave of massacres did not
bypass even Sargis Torosyan. His parents, brutally killed, and sister,
perished in the Syrian Desert, were among 1.5 million Armenian victims
of Genocide.
It was as a result of this very unprecedented massacre that Raphael
Lemkin coined the term `genocide'. And impunity thereof paved a path
to Holoucaust and genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia and Darfur.
Alas, Turkey continues its traditional policy of denialism. Year by
year, `improving' its tools of history distortion, this time Turkey
marks the anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli on April 24 for the
first time, while it began on March 18, 1915 and lasted till late
January, 1916. Furthermore, allies' land campaign- Gallipoli land
battle- took place on April 25, 1915. What purpose does it serve if
not a simple-minded goal to distract the attention of the
international community from the events dedicated to the centennial of
the Armenian Genocide? Whereas, before organizing a commemorative
event, Turkey has much more important obligation towards its own
people and the entire humanity, namely the recognition and
condemnation of the Armenian Genocide.
Hence, when calling for international peace I would advise you not to
forget sending a message to the world to recognize the Armenian
Genocide, thus paying a tribute to the memory of 1.5 million innocent
victims.
P.S. Your Excellency, a few months ago I invited you to join us in
commemoration of memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian
Genocide in Yerevan on the 24th of April. It is not a common practice
for us to be hosted at the invitee's, without receiving a response to
our invitation.'
http://armenpress.am/eng/print/790624/armenians-of-turkey-angered-with-erdogans-invitation-to-armenian-president.html
From: A. Papazian
12:31, 17 January, 2015
YEREVAN, JANUARY 17, ARMENPRESS. The invitation of the President of
Turkey Recep ErdoÄ?an sent to the President of the Republic of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan to take part in the events commemorating the centenary
of the Battle of Gallipoli to be held on the 24th of April this year
has angered the online network users and, particularly, the Armenians
living in Turkey.
As reports `Armenpress' citing Agos periodical, the progressive
society of Turkey, including the Armenians, criticized this
initiative, which was described as `political strategy' by Turkey's
official circles. Agos talked to a group of Armenians residing in
Turkey, which characterized that initiative as `a dishonest step of an
uneducated person.'
Previously it was reported that in response to Turkish President Recep
ErdoÄ?an's invitation to take part in the events commemorating the
centenary of the Battle of Gallipoli to be held on the 24th of April
this year President Serzh Sargsyan has sent a letter that particularly
reads as follows:
`Indeed, World War I is one of the terrific chapters of history of
humanity, claiming millions of innocent lives and aborting destinies.
An artilleryman of Armenian descent, Captain Sargis Torosyan also
joined the troops of the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Gallipoli. He
was an officer, dedicated to the defense and security of the Empire,
who was decorated with Ottoman military awards for his loyalty and
heroism. Nevertheless, in that same year, marking the culmination of
mass killing and forced deportation, preliminary planned and
perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire, the wave of massacres did not
bypass even Sargis Torosyan. His parents, brutally killed, and sister,
perished in the Syrian Desert, were among 1.5 million Armenian victims
of Genocide.
It was as a result of this very unprecedented massacre that Raphael
Lemkin coined the term `genocide'. And impunity thereof paved a path
to Holoucaust and genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia and Darfur.
Alas, Turkey continues its traditional policy of denialism. Year by
year, `improving' its tools of history distortion, this time Turkey
marks the anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli on April 24 for the
first time, while it began on March 18, 1915 and lasted till late
January, 1916. Furthermore, allies' land campaign- Gallipoli land
battle- took place on April 25, 1915. What purpose does it serve if
not a simple-minded goal to distract the attention of the
international community from the events dedicated to the centennial of
the Armenian Genocide? Whereas, before organizing a commemorative
event, Turkey has much more important obligation towards its own
people and the entire humanity, namely the recognition and
condemnation of the Armenian Genocide.
Hence, when calling for international peace I would advise you not to
forget sending a message to the world to recognize the Armenian
Genocide, thus paying a tribute to the memory of 1.5 million innocent
victims.
P.S. Your Excellency, a few months ago I invited you to join us in
commemoration of memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian
Genocide in Yerevan on the 24th of April. It is not a common practice
for us to be hosted at the invitee's, without receiving a response to
our invitation.'
http://armenpress.am/eng/print/790624/armenians-of-turkey-angered-with-erdogans-invitation-to-armenian-president.html
From: A. Papazian