"Alleged Armenian Genocide Appears in German History Books
By Anadolu News Agency (aa)
Published: Tuesday 08, 2005
zaman.com
Turkish Ambassador to Berlin Mehmet Ali Irtemcelik has stated that the removal of the alleged Armenian genocide from history syllabus in the German city of Brandenburg was not realized due to a lack of pressure by the Turkish diplomats.
Irtemcelik in a statement to Berliner Zeitung newspaper said yesterday, 'What is to be included the in syllabus in Brandenburg is decided in Brandenburg.' Regarding meetings held by the Turkish Consul General of Berlin in Postdam, he remarked that the Consul General attended meetings to give the views of the Turkish people about the incidents that caused the deaths of more than one million Armenians during World War I, Irtemcelik expressed Turkey's understanding regarding the allegations were perceived as an Armenian genocide only in the West. "
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