The return of “historic territories in Western Armenia” now found in eastern Turkey “depend on younger generations,” Armenian President Serge Sarkisian has said, according to online Armenian news sources. “[Any return] all depends on you and your generation,” Sarkisian said Saturday in response to a question about the area during the Armenian Language Olympics. “I [...]
Consul General Mehmet Baydar and Consul Bahadir Demir, the first Turkish diplomats who fell victim to ASALA terror, were commemorated with a ceremony held Thursday in Igdir. Citizens, representatives of civil organizations and reporters attended the ceremony held at the Genocide Monument and Museum in Igdir. ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia) [...]
In order to be able to judge whether the Armenian deportation of 1915 can be labeled as a genocide attempt, I think we first and foremost need to delve into the concept of “deportation.” Here arises an important question: Was the Ottoman deportation of the Armenians the first of its sort in history? In other [...]
Atatürk University is combining efforts with the Erzurum Museum Directorate to unearth the mass graves of Turks in Erzurum massacred by Armenian criminal groups during the March riots of 1918. During the excavation Atatürk University and the Erzurum Museum Directorate will attempt to uncover the truth surrounding Armenian atrocities of World War I. The excavation [...]
09.22Who Burned Izmir?
ATAA In 1920 Izmir was given up to the Greeks by the Ottomans as part of a Peace agreement proposed by Churchill. Although intended as an allied occupation under the armistice terms, it was in fact a Greek occupation which quickly became an excuse to extend the boundaries of Greece across the Aegean in accordance [...]