REMOVAL OF BAN AGAINST DISCUSSIONS OF THE "ARMENIAN ISSUES" THREATENS THE AUTHORITY OF ATATURK
By H. Chaqrian
AZG Armenian Daily
04/04/2007
As it was said in an earlier "Azg" publication, dedicated to the
Turkish-Azerbaijani forum about the Armenians’ genocide against Azeris,
there are states in this world, where violence in society is a cult. It
was said that those states, when being unable to reach their vicious
aims through violence, are acting by intrigue and slander.
The "scientific" conference was succeeded by commemoration ceremony
of the "Genocide of Azerbaijani Turks Committed by Armenia in
1918". According to Turkish television, the genocide was unleashed
on March 30, and in two days the Armenians massacred 17 thousand
Turks. Thenceforth the genocide spread all across Azerbaijan and the
Armenians murdered up to 50 thousand Muslim Azerbaijani Turks.
Such prevocational statements are paid no attention by the
international public. Turkish television, naturally expressed
irritation about the fact.
Evidently, such lies are aimed rather at amplifying anti-Armenian
hatred of the population of Azerbaijan and Turkey, than confusing the
Western states. That is why events dedicated to the alleged massacres
are even held in various villages of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
We can suggest that there is some portion of sarcasm about it, but
the ceremony, dedicated to the massacres, was organized in Alican
village on April 1.
The initiative of the event belonged to the "Union of Victims of the
Massacres Perpetrated by Armenians".
Certain professors of the Nakhijevan State Universiy took part in
the event. The participants stated that the international public is
trying to neglect the massacres of thousands of Turks by heeding the
groundless claims of the Armenians. A banner with inscription "Armenian
Genocide is an International Lie" was raised. The population of the
village of Alican cursed the massacres committed by the Armenians.
One may wonder, why do the Turkish authorities increase the
anti-Armenian attitudes in the country, while attracting no attention
from the West. The answer is simple. The growing interest of the
Turkish society towards the "Armenian Issues" seems likely to break
the ban put on those questions.
As the founder of the modern Turkish statehood Ataturk relied upon
"ittihatists" and "Teskilat-I Mahsusa" members, many of which were
sentenced to death by eth military tribunal in 1919, removing the ban
from the Armenian Issues would also threaten the authority of Ataturk,
his life and activity.