Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 14 2005
Let it be known that the Blue Book is baseless
Hurriyet
14 April 2005
To the sound of applause from an assembly of MPs in the Turkish
Parliament, PM Tayyip Erdogan and leader of the opposition CHP party
Deniz Baykal together signed a letter to be sent from Turkey to the
House of Lords and the House of Commons in England protesting the
truth of the contents of the Blue Book.
The 6 page letter, which proclaims that the “Blue Book” is a baseless
and non-historical depiction of events from the past, begins by
saying it would like to draw attention to the Ottoman-Armenian
tragedy of 1915. It goes on to say that “the book’s account of the
uprising of the Ottoman Armenians, and the response taken by the
Ottoman Empire are unsupported and not to be trusted.”
The letter says also “We need now more than ever to create an
international atmosphere in which a world reigned by tolerance,
friendship, and good will rather than judgement, hatred, and revenge
can be inherited by our children and the coming generations.”