THE BOOK ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE – A BESTSELLER IN TURKEY

2012-11-01 12:10:00

Turkish “Zaman” speaks of the increasing interest of the Turkish
society towards the issue of the Armenian Genocide. Hasan Jemal’s book
on Armenian genocide published last month and already a bestseller
is a most vivid proof of this point. The author of the book is one
of the Young Turks’ leaders Jemal Pasha’s grandson, who not only
refered to historical evidences reflecting the tragedy but speaks
of his personal feelings from the denial up to the recognition of
the Armenian Genocide. This extensive study starts with the author’s
view on this issue based on the article published three years ago,
where he supports the Turkish Government approach to and develops
up to last year’s speech in California University where Hasan
Jemal publicly recognizes the Armenian Genocide. His grandfather’s
political deliberations were presented in the book, where Jemal pasha
particularly blames the Russian politics which had been aimed at
constantly tensing the relations between the Armenians and the Turks.

“Zaman” notices that no prosecution has been made so far against Hasan
Jemal which is an indicator of Turkey’s overcoming of different taboos.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress