ARMENIAN ISSUE: ‘TURKISH REPUBLIC IS UNFAIRLY AND UNJUSTLY BLAMED’
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
March 21 2007
Turkish MP Egemen Bagis as a reaction to an article published in New
York Times wrote a letter to the Editor and said "Armenian propaganda
seems to have reached to a new surreal high with allegations about
the Turkish archives."
Bagis said that for more than two years the Turkish government and the
Turkish parliament have been calling for all interested historians,
Armenian, Turkish and all, to form joint research groups and explore
all the relevant archives about the events of 1915 and added that
Turkey has not yet received a positive response from Armenia.
"Beyond everything else, there are two sides in this issue. Turkish
archives have long been open for this purpose, but this fact is
ignored and clouded by the Armenian propaganda. The Turkish initiative
also suggests that all relevant documents at the Russian, Armenian,
German, British, French, American and even Austrian archives need to
be cross-checked for the simple and absolute truth.
As a result of this cross-check, the truth will be surely
understood." Bagis stressed that Turkish archives are open and are
waiting for Armenian researchers who only need to be brave enough
to see the truth, and who can resist the temptation of mass-hysteria
and history should be left to historians not politicians.
Bagis said that the Turkish Republic is unfairly and unjustly blamed
for events that are claimed to have occurred in 1915 and added that
"It is time to leave history to historians."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
