Turkish Press
April 25 2005

Photograph Exhibition Showing Massacres Committed By Armenians Opened

ANKARA – A photograph exhibition has been opened in Ankara on Monday
which shows the massacres committed by Armenians in eastern Anatolia
between the years 1915-1916.

The exhibition which used the prime ministry state archives was
opened at Vakifbank Directorate General.

Addressing the opening ceremony, Justice and Development Party (AKP)
deputy Turhan Comez said that ”this exhibition which makes everybody
sad shows a part of our history.”

Noting that 554,000 Muslims died in the Armenian revolt which took
place upon the provocation of Russia and Britain in 1915 and 1916,
Comez said that the Ottoman government decided to relocate Armenian
people due to the high number of killings during that revolt.

”The world has not been interested in the killings of Muslim
Turks,” said Comez, stressing that the world public opinion was only
interested in the Armenian genocide claims for years.

Comez stressed that the Armenian diaspora carried out 30,000
activities every year about their genocide claims, commenting that it
was sad to see that Turkey couldn’t make its voice heard in a case
which it was right.

The exhibition which will also be held in other cities, will be open
in Ankara until April 29th.