ANKARA: Harsh Reaction

Turkish Press
April 3 2005
Press Scan
HARSH REACTION
HURRIYET- Switzerland decided to arrest Prof. Dr. Halacoglu,
chairman of Turkish Institute of History (TTK) only because he said
that Armenian genocide had never taken place in the history. Turkish
Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul harshly reacted
to the decision and said, “the decision is nothing but a violation of
the European Convention on Human Rights. I suppose that an individual
has the freedom of explaining his/her own views and it is one of
basic values of Europe, isn’t it? It is a serious mistake.”

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS