Tweet
Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
Jan 24 2015
Berlin avoids calling events in Ottoman Empire "genocide"
24 January 2015 - 9:44pm
The german government intends to continue to avoid the use of the word
"genocide" when describing the events in the Ottoman Empire of 1915
-1916, Der Tagesspiegel reports referring to a governmental response
to an inquiry made by the German Left Party.
"The evaluation of historical events is the business of scholars," the
response reads.
A Bundestag deputy from the Left Party, Ulla Yelpke criticized the
position of official Berlin. She believes that the German government
is trying to avoid taking partial responsibility for the events which
took place in Turkey.
Jan 24 2015
Berlin avoids calling events in Ottoman Empire "genocide"
24 January 2015 - 9:44pm
The german government intends to continue to avoid the use of the word
"genocide" when describing the events in the Ottoman Empire of 1915
-1916, Der Tagesspiegel reports referring to a governmental response
to an inquiry made by the German Left Party.
"The evaluation of historical events is the business of scholars," the
response reads.
A Bundestag deputy from the Left Party, Ulla Yelpke criticized the
position of official Berlin. She believes that the German government
is trying to avoid taking partial responsibility for the events which
took place in Turkey.