"The Armenian Issue
Published: 3/9/2005
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BY HASAN PULUR
MILLIYET- I should first emphasize that there is in fact a historical Armenian issue, which unfolded as follows: Imperialist states seeking to split the Ottoman Empire forced Armenians loyal to the Ottoman Empire to revolt against the empire and promised them an independent Armenian state in return. This was a result of the empire’s decision to enter World War I on the same side as Germany. France and Britain incited the Armenian revolt against the Ottoman Empire in order to gain a strong hand in the Dardanelles and the empire’s southern and eastern flanks. Thus, Armenians attacked Turkish civilians and furthermore, Armenian soldiers in the Ottoman Army deserted to the Russian Army."
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