"Sarafian bows to diaspora pressure, says Halaçoğlu
The possibility of joint research by Turkish and Armenian historians into the 1915 tragedy of Anatolian Armenians -- described by Armenians as a genocide but contested by Turkey -- has fallen through, Yusuf Halaçoğlu of the Turkish Historical Society (TTK) announced yesterday in Ankara, blaming Armenian diaspora pressure for the failure.
Ara Sarafian
Late last month, following an open call from Armenian origin British historian Ara Sarafian of the London based-Gomidas Institute, Halaçoğlu expressed readiness for a joint case study on the treatment of Armenians in Harput in 1915."
More:TODAY'S ZAMAN
