3290) After All, Who Remembers The Armenian Victims Of The Armenian Terrorism?

Maxime Gauin30 June 2011One of the most clear evidence that the Armenian nationalist parties have no right to present themselves as promoting human right is the practice of terrorism by Armenians against other Armenians. However, this is not the most studied and the best known aspect of the Armenian issue. The inter-Armenian terror appeared in 1878, with the creation, in the city of Van (eastern Anatolia) of the Black Cross Society. The group had...

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3289) Non-Muslims In The Late Ottoman Empire And The Kemalist Republic: Some Remarks

Maxime Gauin24 June 2011The election of a Syriac deputy, Erol Dora, in the Turkish National Assembly (TBMM), attired the attention far beyond the boundaries of Turkey. Mr. Dora is the first person of this religion to become a Turkish parliamentarian, but by no means the first non-Muslim. One more time, some comments in the Western medias were, at best, approximate. A glance at the situation of non-Muslims in the three most targeted regimes of Turkish...

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3288) Turkish Armenian Relations: The Think-Tank Effect

Updated 24 June 2011 As a result of the recent developments, there is an increasing interest on the Turkish-Armenian relations. Georgian-Russian war of August 2008 brought the unresolved conflicts in the region, while neither Western countries and EU nor the international organizations such as UN could prevent the sides from engaging in a small-scale but drastic war. This passivism and inability...

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3287) I Smell A Fisk!

“Beware, for some liars tell the truth”- Ancient Arab Proverb After reading a number of articles dedicated to discrediting a renowned investigative journalist and leading international corespondent otherwise known as Robert Fisk, I took it upon myself to familiarise myself with this icon of journalism and the focus of heated controversy and much debate. Mr. Fisk’s credentials are well-nigh second to none, in fact I regularly came across...

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3286) The Times Newspaper Articles 1896-1897 Concerning-The-Armenian-Question

The articles concerning Armenian Question in The Times between the years 1896 and 1897 published. England had an important role in Armenian Question had been a big problem for both the Republic of Turkey and Ottoman Empire. The articles published The Times give us important details about this subject. Because of this reason, these articles are considered well worth researching. The subject of this research is the published...

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3285) Playing Of The Religion Card By ANCA and US Politicians

WASHINGTON—A bi-partisan group of U.S. legislators are set to introduce two resolutions in support of a truthful and just resolution of the Armenian Genocide, including a new measure specifically pressing Turkey to fully respect the rights of Christians to practice their faith in freedom through the rightful return of confiscated churches to Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Pontians, Syriacs, and other Christians communities, reported ANCA. . . displeased...

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3284) (TCA) Turkish Coalition of America Calls On House To Reject H.Res.304 “Armenian Genocide Resolution.”

The Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) expresses its concern about H.Res.304, the so-called “Armenian Genocide Resolution.”G. Lincoln McCurdy, TCA’s president, issued the following statement:The Turkish Coalition of America and the entire Turkish American community observe with concern the introduction of yet another Armenian resolution and urge Members of Congress to distance themselves from this resolution. H.Res.304 is based on a selective,...

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3283) U.S. Holocaust Museum And Politicized Ghosts

. . . The subject relates to the famous quote, said to be Hitler’s, but which definitely is not, and how this, “an unproven Armenian genocide claim” found place in a Museum intended for “legally proven Jewish Holocaust” This intruder raised so much controversies, that it definitely jeopardized the reliability of the museum . . .Please Read The Full Article Below . . ....

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3282) Scholarly Ethic vs. Politicized History

by Maxime GAUIN 13 June 2011The future of the Turkish-Armenian relations, with its various aspects depends largely of the confrontation of ethical and scholarly approaches of the past, present and future, against the political misuse of history for political and ideological ends.Speaking on “human rights” One of the favorite slogans of “Armenian genocide” claimants is that the “recognition” is an issue of “human rights”. It is a mistake to separate...

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3281) Coverage Of Armenian-Turkish Relations & Turkey In Armenian Media In 2006-09

PREFACEThe research project “Coverage of Armenian-Turkish Relations and Turkey in Armenian Media in 2006-2009” has been realized by Journalists' Team for Sustainable Future NGO with the support of Eurasia Partnership Foundation.It has been realized in July-October of 2009 with application of two research methods – Content Analysis and Opinion Research –represented in separate parts of this report.Each part enables to more detailed manner learn about...

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3280) Spillovers From Arab Revolts Is Armenia Next In Line Hrant Kostanyan 2011

The recent cycle of revolutions in Arab countries has caught policy-makers and experts off guard. The decades-long kleptocracy, systemic corruption, economic stagnation and censorship are merely some of named causes accounting for the shake-up of the old order in Europe’s Southern Neighbourhood. The choices that citizens were deprived of making through the ballot box have been accomplished by taking to the streets. Policy-makers and analysts are...

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3279) Turkey–Armenia Manual Information & Contacts To Persons & Institutions Working On Turkey-Armenia Relations 2010

About this ManualEven if there are no diplomatic relations and the land border remains closed, there are numerous persons and institutions in Armenia and in Turkey working on bilateral relations and related issues. Who are these persons and institutions, what are their projects and publications and in what areas are they actively working?This manual is meant to provide answers to these questions through a user-friendly overview introducing key...

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3278) Armenian-Turkish Citizens’ Mutual Perceptions & Dialogue Project, Yerevan-Istanbul, 2004

The debates surrounding historical relations between Armenians and Turks or the “Armenian question,” have become an important issue in various European countries and the USA in recent years. This increasing international attention to the question of Armenian-Turkish relations has made it clear that the sound discussion of this issue in Turkey and Armenia is both necessary and obligatory.In Turkey, the “Armenian question” has generated two interrelated...

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3277) ‘Hai Tahd’: New Priorities for A New Agenda By Michael Mensoian And Counter Comments by Sukru Aya

Genocide Recognition: Continuing a Flawed Political Strategy By Michael Mensoian Michael Mensoian, J.D./Ph.D, is professor emeritus in Middle East and political geography at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a retired major in the U.S. army. He writes regularly for the Armenian Weekly.Part II want to believe that every Armenian hopes for the day when the Turkish leadership acknowledges that the uprooting and murder of some 1.5 million...

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