"Turkish diplomat says: Use Turkish archives to research the Armenian Genocide
April 8, 3:49 PM · 2 comments
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Yucel Guclu, an official in Turkey’s U.S. Embassy, asks in the Spring 2009 Middle East Quarterly, “Will Untapped Ottoman Archives Reshape the Armenian Debate?”
Guclu says that while the question “continues to polarize historians and politicians . . . it is ironic that many of the archives that contain documentation from the period remain untapped.” He mentions several rich sources waiting to be exploited, including the Ottoman Archives in the Prime Minister’s Office; the archives of the Turkish General Staff Military History and Strategic Studies Directorate; and the National Library in Ankara. He concludes that a joint Turkish-Armenian historical commission should investigate these materials to establish the truth about the Armenian experience."
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