Journal of Turkish Weekly
May 2 2005
Head of Turkish Historical Society is to be wanted with a Red
Bulletin
View by Baris Sanli
JTW / Ankara
Head of Turkish Historical Society(Turk Tarih Kurumu) Yusuf Halacoglu
is in the same category with terrorists and murders according to
Swiss authorities. Swiss authorities have applied to the Turkish
Foreign Ministry for personal information to issue a red bulletin for
Yusuf Halacoglu. Halacoglu, who has recently challenged Armenians
to open their achieves and to organize a joint commission on their
allegations. This open all open policy by Turkish Historical Society
has found an ironic response from Swiss Authorities.
The sad thing is to see a researcher, who open mindedly urged the
world media to investigate the Armenian allegations was honored
with a threat to issue a red bulletin. So opening people minds to
investigate a subject is as dangerous as being a terrorist or drug
dealer or mafia father.
So what do the Swiss authorities expect from world to extract from
their move? If anyone dares to discuss Armenian allegations, or even
tries to invite scientists to investigate on this issue, that person
should be put in jail? Science, research has no meaning?
I wish, I was wrong but once again, my previous article on Armenian’s
attitude turned out to be true. The only thing Armenians want is the
world to “Shut up and Accept”. Once again Dr. Ihsan Bal’s profile
on Armenians turned out to be true. They really see the researchers
supporting Turk’s thesis as a threat to their imagined “realities”.
And those against their view must be punished severely.
Mr. Halacoglu, if he visits Switzerland, will be taken in to the
custody and he will be put in jail probably. Why? Maybe he should
never try to turn the Armenian monologue into a dialogue. The big
crime will be “opening the archives and trying to clear the truth.” I
really would love the whole world to see how the free world handcuffs
a researcher trying to help researchers by opening Turkish archives,
challenging Armenians to open theirs as well and trying to establish
a joint commission. Handcuffing a Turkish researcher will help
Armenian ideas, at least for sometime. But who are we remembering
most? Archimedes and Galileo, those expressed their truths open
mindedly or those who punished them?