Turkish Press
April 3 2005

Press Review

Hurriyet
HALACOGLU: “THE EFFORTS AGAINST ME ALSO TARGET TURKEY”

Commenting on the beginning of legal procedures against him in
Switzerland, Turkish Historical Society (TTK) head Yusuf Halacoglu
said yesterday that the attempt wasn’t directed at him alone, but
also against Turkey. “This is an effort to convict Turkey,” he said.
Stressing that he had delivered two separate speeches in Switzerland
last year disproving the Armenian allegations using documents,
Halacoglu said that that the action against him was inconsistent with
law and democracy. On the other hand, Swiss Embassy officials in Ankara
yesterday characterized a request by officials for Halacoglu’s personal
information from Turkish authorities via Interpol as “a normal and
ordinary procedure” in the context of the investigation. /Hurriyet/