Turkish Historian Statement on Armenian Genocide Cause Anger Tide among Turkish OrganizationsJanuary 12, 2006 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In a special issue of Horizon weekly from December 2005 an interview with Turkish historian living in the US, Michigan professor Fatima Muge Gocek was published. She touched upon issues of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey's denialist policy, Armenian-Turkish dialogue, Istanbul conference, Turkish community's stance over Armenian Genocide and other topics. Her analysis and opinions cause a tide of anger among some Turkish organizations. Some even called her «ARF Dashnaktsutyun agent and Turkish people enemy.» Fatima Muge Gocek answered to authors of e-mails sent to her, «We have a number of scholars and private persons, whose goal is to slander and discredit those honest scientists, who justly want to turn the Armenian Issue into a dialogue subject.» Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |