Arminfo
2007-02-23 19:39:00
Turkey to invite Armenian language specialists for investigating
Armenian archives
Turkish History Organization chief, Professor Yusuf Halachioglu said
that Turkish historians will be taught Armenian in order to
investigate the Armenian documents in foreign archives, APA’s Turkey
bureau reports.
Zaman reports Halachioglu to say that while both Armenian and European
historians are investigating Turkish archives, Turkish historians can
not investigate historical documents as they do not know Armenian.
The only scientist knowing Armenian is professor of Ankara University
Birsen Garaca. Halacioglu noted that after the amendment to the law
in Turkish parliament that will allow inviting specialists from
abroad, Armenian language specialists will be invited from abroad.
Halachioglu said that after the language courses are over Turkish
historians will be sent to make investigation in Armenian archives
abroad.