The occasions of 1915 are turning right into a software for political acquire in opposition to Türkiye, no matter historic context, the nation’s communications director mentioned Friday.
“The events of 1915 are handled unilaterally and used against Türkiye for political purposes,” Fahrettin Altun mentioned in a video message at The Call for Truth: Historical Facts of the 1915 Events panel held by Türkiye’s Communications Directorate in New York.
Regardless of the historic context, what occurred in 1915 is evolving right into a “unilateral narrative that is becoming increasingly entrenched,” he mentioned.
He criticized world parliaments that serve their home politics by taking unilateral, hasty and superficial selections and mentioned: “Unfounded allegations regarding the events of 1915 were constantly brought to the forefront by constantly manipulating the international public, both through terrorist activities against our country under the name of ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia) and through disinformation.”
Decrying Armenia’s allegations relating to the occasions of 1915, he mentioned: “The attempt to describe and present the events of 1915 as so-called genocide without any historical and legal justification is nothing more than a slander fueled by political calculations.”
Underlining Türkiye’s efforts for scholarly analysis and display the details to the world, Altun mentioned: “It would be beneficial for both parties to address the events of 1915 in a manner that is constructive and balanced and dialogue-oriented, devoid of ideological approaches based on unilateral acts of third countries.”
Türkiye reiterated its readiness to develop relations with Armenia primarily based on mutual respect and to ascertain a joint historical past fee.
“While historical events should be addressed and evaluated in the era in which they occurred, and their solution should be based on legal evidence and witnesses, manipulation and perception management are prevalent in politics, academia and the public,” he mentioned.
Türkiye believes discussing historic occasions primarily based on concrete proof relatively than speculations can result in the reality, mentioned Altun.
“We believe that it constitutes an important ground for the fair treatment of what occurred during the First World War, when all the nations of the Ottoman Empire suffered immensely, with a scientific approach, on the basis of international law and history,” he mentioned.
TURKISH STANCE ON EVENTS OF 1915
Turkiye’s place on the occasions of 1915 is that the deaths of Armenians in jap Anatolia befell when some sided with the invading Russians and revolted in opposition to Ottoman forces. A subsequent relocation of Armenians resulted in quite a few casualties.
Turkiye objects to the presentation of the incidents as “genocide,” describing them as a tragedy by which either side suffered casualties.
Ankara has repeatedly proposed the creation of a joint fee of historians from Turkiye and Armenia in addition to worldwide consultants to sort out the problem.
In 2014, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — then prime minister, now president — expressed condolences to the descendants of Armenians who misplaced their lives within the occasions of 1915.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
