Turkish Press
May 29 2005

Press Review

MILLIYET

ARMENIAN CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN NEAR FUTURE, SAY ORGANIZERS

The organizer and 43 scholars of a conference on Ottoman Armenians
which was postponed earlier this week issued a statement yesterday.
It said that the three-day gathering to be hosted by Bogazici
University had been postponed due to pressure from certain circles,
adding that it would be held in the near future. The group also
criticized Justice Minister Cemil Cicek for his recent remarks about
the gathering in Parliament. `No institution, no organization and no
individual has the right to intervene in an academic meeting,’ said
the statement, adding that differing views and ideas would benefit
Turkish society. On the other hand, Bulent Arinc, currently visiting
the US, when asked about the issue said that he favors everybody
expressing their views freely. /Milliyet/