TURKS IN SEARCH OF ‘ARMENIAN’ WELL-WISHERS
Azg/arm
6 April 05
The Turks get more and more concerned as days bring us nearer to the
90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Their countermeasures fall
off hitting new initiatives directed to recognition of the Armenian
Genocide and reveal how groundless their negation is. Given this
situation, Turks can do nothing but cling to “Armenian” well-wishers.
Such appears to be Edward Tasc?n, head of the Department on Public
Relations of the Federation of Turkish-American Unions.
Turkish Miliet newspaper wrote on March 31: “New Yorker Edward
Tasc?n is an Armenian-born friend of Turkey who struggled against
the allegations of the Armenian genocide all his life. He has so far
written many letters to those scientific, political, religious figures
in American who back Armenians’ allegations. Each year he takes part
at the Days of Turkey in New York and proudly waves the Turkish flag”.
According to Miliet, Edward Tasc?n was an honored man in the Turkish
diplomatic circles in New York and Washington since 1960s. He was
born in the US to an Armenian family from Turkey. Though he has no
children, he continuously repeats: “My family is the Turkish nation
counting 70 million”. Besides, he willed to be buried in Turkey.
Miliet wrote that Tasc?n responded to the Armenian Genocide allegations
with a book waiting soon to be put for sale titled “They Call Me Friend
of Turkey. Armenians’ Allegations and Necessity to Tell the Truth”.
By Hakob Chakrian