Saturday, March 26, 2005

Turks seek a fresh look at past - The Washington Times: World - March 26, 2005

"Turks seek a fresh look at past
By Nicholas Birch
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

ISTANBUL -- A hidden Armenian minority, after living in the shadows for decades, is coming forward to tell stories of a 1915 massacre in books and newspapers, and prompting Turkey to re-examine its past.
A group of senior politicians from Turkey's governing and main opposition parties last week called for the events of 90 years ago to be 'researched under United Nations arbitration.'
'If there is a need to settle accounts with history, we are ready,' they said. "

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