Anadolu Agency
Jan 29 2005
Aslan: According To Official Figures, About Ten Thousand Turkish
People Had Been Massacred By Armenians In Erzurum
Anadolu Agency: 1/29/2005
ERZURUM (AA) – Documents about massacres committed by the Armenians
against Turkish people in eastern city of Erzurum and adjacent areas
between the years of 1918 and 1920 were compiled by Assistant Prof.
Betul Aslan of Ataturk University in a book entitled ”Armenian
Events in Erzurum”.
The book includes a brief history of Armenians in Anatolia,
documents about massacres committed by Armenians, results of
excavations in the city, testimonies of those who witnessed the
massacres, and recollections of Russian, German and American
officials in the region such as Russian officer Tverdo Khlebov,
Russian nurse Tatyana Karameli, German journalist Paul Wietz and
former Council of Germany in Erzurum Edgar Andres.
In an interview with the A.A, Aslan said, ”Armenians have been
doing everything in their power to keep their baseless allegations
high on world’s agenda. There was not any single document proving
their allegations about such a genocide.”
”But, Armenian gangs committed massacres in Erzurum after
Russian soldiers withdrew from the city. According to official
figures, about 10 thousand Turkish people were killed by Armenians in
Erzurum. However, unofficial figures gave the number of slain people
as 50 thousand,” she added.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress