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THE ARMENIAN QUESTION - ERMENI SORUNU
Since the end of the 1800s, Armenians joined up with invading Russian forces
in an attempt to bite off part of the crumbling Ottoman-Turkish Empire, and
create a new state for themselves: Armenia. To do this, they exploited European
sympathies towards Christians to get both political and military aid. Then, when
they were militarily unsucessful, they used propaganda to spread the word that
Turks committed massacres. Unconfirmed reports were published in newspapers, and
Armenian stories were spread by Europeans because it aided their own foreign policy
of "divide and conquer" of the Ottoman Empire. Turks massacred by Armenians were
ignored, nay, in a war over Anatolia, did not Turkish deaths in fact aid the
European cause? Of course it did, and so the Europeans remained silent - why should
they care about killed Muslims? Despite all this, the Armenians and Russians were
defeated, and modern Turkey established. Now, by perpetuating the genocide myth,
Armenians to this day are trying to get both land and reparations. Because that
is in fact what is at the heart of the dispute: land.
Below are scholastic articles and websites related to the Armenian Question. I
encourage you to read, think, and analyze before drawing any conclusions. It is
easy to believe what is popularly spread, but don't forget that all the statements
of politicians and diplomats can't change history:
In the late 1800s to 1920s,
Armenians attacked their Turkish neighbors who for centuries viewed them as brothers.
Naturally, Turks fought back, and in the face of rising Turkish deaths (which by the
end of the war totalled to several million) the Ottoman government ordered the
movement of all Armenians in the Eastern provinces (where there was fighting with
Russia) to the Iraqi and Syrian parts of the Ottoman empire. That is not genocide,
it is self defense!
Recommended Books:
- Prof. Turkkaya ATAOV, The Armenians in the Late Ottoman Period, Board of Culture, Art and Publications,
Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Publication No. 90, Ankara 2002. (ISBN 975-7479-81-0)
- Ismet BINARK, Archive Documents about the Atrocities and
Genocide Inflicted Upon Turks by Armenians, Board of Culture, Art and Publications,
Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Publication No. 93, Ankara 2002. (ISBN 975-7479-85-3)
- Prof. Ahmet EYICIL, Osmanli'nin Son Doneminde Maras'ta Ermeni Siyasi Faaliyetleri
(Armenian Political Activities in Marash), Gun Yayincilik, Ankara, 1999. (ISBN 975-7325-30-9)
- Kamuran GURUN, The Armenian File, K. Rustem and
Brother with Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd, 1985.
Online Version.
- Prof. Heath LOWRY, The Story Behind Ambassador Morgenthau's
Story, The Isis Press, Istanbul 1990.
- General MAYEWSKI, Massacres by the Armenians Against the
Turks, Kok Yayinlari, Ankara 1991.
- Prof. Justin MCCARTHY, The Ottoman Peoples and the End
of Empire (Historical Endings), Edward Arnold Publishers, March 2001.
(ISBN 034-07065-7-0)
- Prof. Justin MCCARTHY, Death and Exile: The Ethnic Cleansing
of Ottoman Muslims, 1821-1922, Darwin Press, March 1996. (ISBN 087-85009-4-4)
- M. Kemal OKE, The Armenian Question 1914-1923,
K. Rustem and Brother Publishers, 1988.
- Prof. Stanford and Ezel Kural SHAW, History of the
Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey: Reform, Revolution and Republic: The Rise of Modern
Turkey, 1808-1975, Vol. II, Cambridge University Press, London 1977.
- Prof. Salahi SONYEL, The Ottoman Armenians: Victims of
Great Power Diplomacy, K. Rustem and Brother, London, 1987.
- Dr. Husamettin YILDIRIM, Armenian Claims and Realities,
Sistem Ofset Publications, Ankara, 2001. (ISBN 975-94000-4-9)
News Articles:
Articles Regarding Massacred Turks:
Starting in the 1970s, several Armenian terrorist organizations began targeting
Turks and Turkish diplomats all over the world, including the United States. Their
terrorist acts included the bombing of the home of UCLA Professor Stanford Shaw in
1977. Below are more articles about these attacks.
Electronic Versions of Source Documents Pertaining to Armenian Question
More General Articles
- Prof Hasan Ozbekhan, Univ. of Penn.:
- The Armenian Question 1914-1923 by M. Kemal Oke:
- Ten Questions and Ten Answers to Armenian Allegations:
- Articles by Prof. Justin McCarthy:
- Articles by Prof. Turkkaya Ataov:
- Ermeni
Meselesi ve Rusya - Yrd.Doc.Dr. Muammer Demirel
- Other Miscellaneous Articles
- Sevgi Zubeyde Ertan
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