"State removes reference to genocide from lesson
28. Januar 2005 POTSDAM. In response to a Turkish request, officials in the state of Brandenburg have removed a passage in a history lesson about a controversial event in Turkish history - the deaths of thousands of Armenians in the early 20th century. The lesson focused on genocide and mentioned the Armenian case as the only example. The decision was made two weeks ago after Turkish General Counsel Aydin Durusay raised the issue. Turkey maintains the Armenians were killed as the Ottoman Empire fought civil unrest. Part of the empire became Turkey in 1923. Armenians say 1.5 million people were killed between 1915 and 1923 as part of the empire's campaign to push them from eastern Turkey. pra"
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