Turkish Historian Comments On Turkey’s Denial Policy

TURKISH HISTORIAN COMMENTS ON TURKEY’S DENIAL POLICY

A1Plus.am
27 May 2011

The Economic Academy of Bulgaria hosted a scientific conference
dedicated to the Armenian Genocide. Genocide experts Taner Akcam,
Professor at Clark University, and Raymond Kevorkian, Professor at the
University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis, representatives of political,
public and scientific circles of Romania and reporters were present
at the event.

The conference on “Armenia: The fate of one nation” was opened by Vice
President of the Romanian Academy Dan Berindei. Historian Raymond
Kevorkian, author of “The Armenian Genocide: A Complete History,”
referred to the Young Turks policy of exile and annihilation of
Armenians.

In a report titled “Denial as a National Security Issue” Turkish
historian Taner Akcam commented on the denialist policy of the
contemporary Turkish government and its negative influences on the
domestic and foreign arenas.

Ex-President of Romania Ion Iliescu welcomed the participation of
Armenian and Turkish historians in the conference, noting that it is
very important for mutual understanding on a number of complex issues.

On the same day Taner Akcam and Raymond Kevorkian were invited to
the Romanian TVR Info TV to speak about the Armenian genocide and
Armenian-Turkish relations. The interview was broadcast live.

On May 27 Taner Akcam and Raymond Kevorkian had a meeting with the
faculty and students of the History Department of the Bucharest
University. The Romanian translation of Taner Akcam’s book titled
“Shameful Act: The Armenian Genocide and the Question of the Turkish
Responsibility” was presented at the Museum of the Romanian Peasant.

From: A. Papazian