THE TURKISH-ARMENIAN DISPUTE: WHO HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE?
Maxime Gauin
Published : 14.10.2014 01:55:20
The Turkish-Armenian dispute: Who has something to hide?
In the context of the Perinçek v. Switzerland case, and of the forthcoming centennial of 1915, Turkey will be, once again, pressured to "face history." However, who can contest the fact that contemporary history should be written after free studies in the relevant archives? The Ottoman and Turkish archives (prior to 1938) have been open since 1989 and the ease of access greatly increased over the last 15 years. Supporters of the "Armenian genocide" have worked in the Ottoman archives since 1991, including Ara Sarafian, Hilmar Kaiser, Garabet Moumdjian and Taner Akçam.
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