Istanbul Hosted Seminar On 1909 Armenian Massacres In Adana

ISTANBUL HOSTED SEMINAR ON 1909 ARMENIAN MASSACRES IN ADANA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
16.11.2009 19:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On November 6-9, Istanbul hosted conference titled
Adana – 1909: History, Memory, and Identity from a Hundred Year
Perspective. Discussions brought together scholars from United States,
Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy and Turkey, as well as students
and journalists.

Seminar was devoted to Turks who saved Armenians during on 1909
Armenian Massacres in Adana (Cilicia). Representatives from Armenia,
Europe and United States expressed their views over the issue.

Discussions were conducted by London Institute after Komitas, SabancÄ±
University (Istanbul), History Chair of Bildji University, Hrant Dink
International Fund, as well as Bogazici University, Komitas Institute
press service reports.

Adana massacres began on April 1, 1909. Over 4 days, 30 thousand
Armenians were annihilated. On April 12, regular troops invaded the
town, mounting new wave of slaughters.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS