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  • #21
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    Originally posted by TomServo
    Sedat Laciner's articles are laughable and so is "Turkish Weekly."
    I agree with you, but in your opinion, what does the average Turk think of this guy's writings? Do they consider him legitimate?

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    • #22
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      Regarding previous posters name...

      WTF?
      Plenipotentiary meow!

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      • #23
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        Turkish CDA members gone due to Armenia-row

        NOS (Dutch news agency)
        26 September 2006

        The Turkish CDA (Christian Democrats) members Tonca and Elmaci are no longer
        candidate MPs. The CDA decided to remove them from the list after commotion
        over the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

        Tonca and Elmaci have continuously denied that Turks committed genocide
        against the Armenians in 1915. As candidate MPs, they subscribed this week
        to the CDA's standpoint that a genocide was committed. Today, they
        nevertheless took those words back in a Turkish newspaper.

        Earlier, the PvdA (Labor Party) administration removed Erdinc Sacan from the
        candidate's list. He did not subscribe to the PvdA's standpoint on the
        genocide by Turks.


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        • #24
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          CDA Candidates Deny Genocide by Turks
          By our correspondents

          Trouw (Dutch national newspaper)
          21-09-06

          Two candidates on CDA's (Christian Democrats) list for the
          parliamentary elections in November deny the Armenian Genocide,
          while the party believes that Turkey should recognize the genocide.

          It concerns two candidates of Turkish descent: Ayhan Tonca (in 35th
          place) and Osman Elmaci (56). For a long time, Tonca has called the
          genocide a lie. Elmaci recently clarified his views in a letter to the
          Parliament. The letter is available on the website of TV-program NOVA,
          which explored this issue yesterday.

          Elmaci writes that ChristenUnie's proposal to penalize the denial of
          genocide goes against the pillars of freedom of speech. He points
          to the fact that there are 300,000 Turks in the Netherlands who do
          not believe in the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and sums up the Turkish
          arguments.

          Tonca is the chairman of the Islamic Foundation in the Netherlands
          (ISN), the Dutch chapter of Diyanet, the Turkish Ministry of
          Religious Affairs. ISN also oversees most of the Turkish mosques in
          the Netherlands. In Turkish circles, people are questioning how Tonca
          can function as a representative of the people when he is tied hands
          and feet to the Turkish government.

          On Elmaci's website (www.osmanelmaci.nl), there are indications
          that he is affiliated with right-winged nationalist Turkish
          organizations. Earlier, both Elmaci and Tonca criticized the
          proposal of the ChristenUnie in an e-mail discussion with local
          Turkish politicians.

          CDA's chairwoman, Marja van Blijsterveldt, responds in a reaction
          that she respects Tonca's views, but that they are not the views of
          the fraction, nor of the party.

          The Armenian Genocide happened in 1915, when Turkey was allied with
          Germany. Turks deported Armenians to Syria when they began to question
          their loyalty.


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          • #25
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            CDA candidates recognize Armenian Genocide

            ANP
            22 September 2006

            THE HAGUE (ANP) - CDA parliamentary members Ayhan Tonca and Osman
            Elmaci recognize that Turkey committed a genocide against the Armenians
            in 1915. In a statement, they said that they conform to the motion
            of the ChristenUnie, in which the Armenian Genocide is addressed.

            In December 2004, the Parliament, initiated by the ChristenUnie,
            unanimously agreed that the Dutch government should continuously raise
            the Armenian massacres in all of its negotiations with Turkey in the
            framework of Turkey's accession to the EU. According to the Armenian
            community in the Netherlands, the two CDA candidates had, until now,
            only expressed Turkey's official view that an Armenian Genocide was
            never committed.

            This week, the Federation of Armenian Organizations in the Netherlands
            (FAON) asked the CDA party administration about Tonca's (35th place
            on the concept-candidate list) and Elmaci's (56) standpoint on the
            genocide. The genocide has been recognized as fact by the United
            Nations since 1985. In 1915, an estimated 1.5 million Armenians
            perished.


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            • #26
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              ARGENTINA MAY PASS LAW TO DESIGNATE APRIL 24 AS GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY

              Armenpress

              YEREVAN, OCTOBER 6, ARMENPRESS: Armenian ambassador to Argentina,
              Vladimir Karmirshalian, told Armenpress that this Latin American
              nation may pass a law to designate April 24 as the official Armenian
              Genocide Remembrance Day.

              The ambassador said the local Armenian community is working hard to
              push for such a law. He said two major Argentinean states of Buenos
              Aires and Cordoba have passed laws designating April 24 as the Day
              of Armenian Genocide Remembrance.

              These state laws make teaching genocide at schools an obligatory
              subject of curriculum. The town of Buenos Aires has also passed a law
              designating April 24 as the Day of Remembrance of Armenian Genocide.

              Argentina's parliament has passed several resolutions since 1985
              condemning the Armenian genocide and demanding that Turkey acknowledges
              this crime. The Senate of Argentina passed a harsh resolution in 2005
              July demanding that Turkey admits this crime, but Argentine has passed
              no law to recognize the Armenian genocide officially.


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              • #27
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                TURKS IN NETHERLANDS REJECT POLITICS OVER ARMENIAN ISSUE

                Playfuls.com, Romania
                Oct 5 2006

                The large Turkish minority in the Netherlands is considering a boycott
                of the Dutch elections in November as a result of pressure on Turkish
                candidates to acknowledge that Armenians suffered genocide in 1915,
                the daily Volkskrant reported Thursday.

                "Many of the 400,000 Turks in the Netherlands regard themselves as
                no longer welcome and are turning their backs on politics," Sabri
                Kenan Bagci, chairman of the IOT organization that speaks for Turkish
                interests, told the daily Volkskrant.

                Bagci said he had called a national meeting of leading Turks in
                Utrecht on Sunday in response to a growing crisis over the issue
                within the community.

                Turkish candidates for the November 22 elections have come under
                pressure from their parties to publicly acknowledge the deaths of
                hundreds of thousands of Armenians during World War I as an act
                of genocide.

                The largest party in the Dutch parliament, the Christian Democrats
                (CDA), has pulled two Turkish candidates from its electoral list,
                while the main opposition Labour Party (PvdA) has dropped one.

                Over the weekend the CDA placed another Turk on its list, but was
                immediately accused of "tokenism."

                Talip Demirhan, who spent eight years on the CDA's management board,
                expressed his anger over the pressure on Turkish candidates.

                "We are being asked whether our great-grandfather was a mass
                murderer. If he was, then as far as I'm concerned he can go to hell,
                but why should I have to acknowledge responsibility to the average
                Dutch citizen," Demirhan, 63, told the Volkskrant.

                He poured scorn on the notion that this had to do with Dutch "norms
                and values."

                The issue is highly sensitive in Turkey itself. The European Parliament
                last week voted to withdraw a requirement that Turkey acknowledge the
                Armenian genocide as part of the conditions for Turkish membership
                of the European Union.

                Turkish public opinion has taken a keen interest in the controversy in
                the Netherlands, where official statistics put the number of residents
                of Turkish origin at 365,000 in a population of 16.3 million.



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                • #28
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                  Armenian Genocide Denial by a Few Candidates May Upset Dutch Election

                  PanARMENIAN.Net
                  06.10.2006 17:28 GMT+04:00

                  /PanARMENIAN.Net/ Dutch MP candidates had clearly stated in the past
                  that, in their view, the Genocide of Armenians in Turkey in 1915 had
                  not taken place.

                  This view is contrary to the official policy of the Dutch government
                  and of the parties themselves, stated columnist RadioNetherlands
                  Andy Clark, the Federation of Armenian Communities of Holland
                  told PanARMENIAN.Net. "It might seem a little strange but the
                  Armenian Genocide of 1915 has become an issue in the run up to the
                  Dutch elections. The two leading parties in the opinion polls have
                  kicked out prospective MPs because they deny that the Genocide took
                  place. The candidates, one from the opposition Labour Party and two
                  from the biggest coalition party - the Christian Democrat CDA - are
                  Dutch/Turkish politicians. It made the headlines after questions were
                  raised by the Armenian community in the Netherlands when the names of
                  the candidates were made public on the party lists for the November
                  elections, and a heated discussion soon followed," the columnist notes.

                  He cites Tineke Huizinga from the Christian Union - a small party
                  in the parliament which introduced an initiative in 2004 saying that
                  the government has to push for recognition of the genocide in Turkey
                  as part of the negotiations for Turkey's desired accession to the
                  EU. That initiative was unanimously accepted. Ms Huzinga explains
                  the official Dutch position: "More than one and a half million people
                  were murdered during the time of World War I by Turkey and this was
                  a genocide and you can absolutely compare this with the Holocaust."

                  It was a clash with this position that brought the CDA candidates
                  Ayhan Tonca, Osman Elamci and Labour Party candidate Erdinc Sacan
                  into problems with their parties. Ayhan Tonca has constantly denied
                  the genocide occurred: "The genocide that people talk about never
                  took place." Although he doesn't deny that hundreds of thousands of
                  people died, he argues that there needs to be further investigation
                  to see if the killings were consciously carried out by the Turkish
                  government at that time. Deliberate and conscious persecution would
                  constitute genocide, the Dutch Radio columnist underscored.



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                  • #29
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                    Turkey warns France Armenian bill will hit trade, bilateral ties

                    Agence France Presse -- English
                    October 6, 2006 Friday

                    Turkey warned France on Friday that bilateral political and economic
                    ties will suffer if the French parliament approves a law making it
                    a punishable offence to deny the Armenian "genocide."

                    "The Armenian issue has poisoned bilateral ties in the past, but the
                    bill will inflict irreparable damage on our relationship," foreign
                    ministry spokesman Namik Tan told a press conference here.

                    He warned the move could jeopardise "investments, the fruit of years
                    of work, and France will -- so to speak -- lose Turkey."

                    France is one of Turkey's main trade partners, with a volume of 8.2
                    billion euros (10 billion dolars) in 2005.

                    Tan appealed to the French parliament to block the bill.

                    "Our expectation is that France will to avoid taking the wrong step,"
                    he said, arguing that adoption of the bill would mean the elimination
                    of freedom of expression in France.

                    The French National Assembly is expected to convene on October 12 to
                    discuss the bill that would make denying Armenians were the victims
                    of a genocide during World War I punishable by up to five years in
                    prison and a fine of 45,000 euros (57,000 dollars).

                    The bill follows on a 2001 French law officially recognizing the
                    massacres as genocide.

                    In French law, the same punishment is applicable to those deny that
                    the xxxish Holocaust took place.

                    "If the bill is adopted on October 12, the Turkish people will see
                    it as a hostile act by France ... It will not be possible to contain
                    public reaction," Tan said, referring to a possible boycott of French
                    goods in Turkey.

                    The Armenian bill, drawn up by the Socialist opposition, was first
                    brought to the French assembly in May, but the vote was postponed to
                    October after filibustering by the ruling party.

                    Turkey had at the time threatened trade sanctions against France and
                    briefly summoned its ambassador in Paris back for consultations.

                    Tan said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan would meet the
                    French business community in Turkey in Istanbul on Saturday to discuss
                    the bill.

                    Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul was expected to call his French
                    counterpart Philippe Douste-Blazy, an opponent of the bill, later
                    Friday, he added.

                    The Armenian massacres constitute one of the most controversial
                    episodes in Turkish history, often sending nationalist feelings
                    into frenzy.

                    Armenians allege up to 1.5 million of their kin were slaughtered in
                    orchestrated killings between 1915 and 1917 when the Ottoman Empire,
                    the predecessor of modern Turkey, was falling apart.

                    Turkey denies the claim, saying 300,000 Armenians and at least as
                    many Turks died in civil strife when the Armenians took up arms for
                    independence in eastern Anatolia and sided with invading Russian
                    troops; it categorically rejects the genocide label.


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                    • #30
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                      BLOCHER'S REMARKS CAUSE A STORM IN SWITZERLAND

                      Swiss Info, Switzerland
                      Oct 5 2006

                      The Swiss justice minister has attacked Swiss anti-racism laws that
                      have led to investigations against two Turks for allegedly denying
                      the 1915 Armenian massacre.

                      Christoph Blocher made his comments during an official visit to Turkey
                      on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Turkey's adoption
                      of the Swiss civil code. His words raised a storm of protest back home.

                      "Article 216 bis [of the Swiss penal code] gives me a real headache,"
                      the justice minister told the media, referring to Swiss anti-racism
                      legislation adopted in 1994 to prevent revisionist views about the
                      Holocaust.

                      "No one would have imagined that this law would have resulted in
                      proceedings against a prominent Turkish historian," he said, following
                      his talks with his Turkish counterpart, Cemil Cicek.

                      Blocher added that the justice ministry would be "examining what it
                      could do to prevent this situation from re-occurring", and that it
                      was up to parliament and the government to decide on any possible
                      changes to the law.

                      In 2005, Swiss authorities launched criminal investigations against
                      the historian Yusuf Halacoglu, the president of the Turkish History
                      Organisation, and the politician Dogu Perincek for allegedly making
                      comments in Switzerland denying the 1915 Armenian massacre.

                      Armenians say around 1.8 million of their people were killed. Turkey
                      disputes this, putting the figure closer to 200,000. Under Swiss law
                      any act of denying, belittling or justifying genocide is a violation
                      of the country's anti-racism legislation.

                      Scolding

                      Blocher's remarks in Turkey met with sharp criticism back home.

                      Georg Kreis, president of the Federal Commission against Racism,
                      criticised Blocher for once again ignoring the separation of executive
                      and judicial powers.

                      "As a Swiss citizen I find it disturbing to learn from the foreign
                      press that changes to Swiss legislation are being considered,"
                      he noted.

                      Christophe Darbellay, president of the centre-right Christian
                      Democrats, was equally vexed: "It's strange to see a justice minister
                      go to another country, which is not exactly a model for human rights,
                      to criticise a Swiss parliamentary decision."

                      The heads of two other two parties in government - the centre-right
                      Radical Party and the centre-left Social Democrat party - also
                      criticised Blocher's statement. Blocher's own rightwing Swiss People's
                      Party - the fourth party in government - declined to comment.

                      "We regret such irresponsible statements," said Sarkis Shahinian,
                      co-president of the Switzerland-Armenia association. The justice
                      minister, he said, makes a mockery of Switzerland by "giving the
                      worst-possible revisionists the red-carpet treatment".

                      Regarding the Armenian question, which has dogged Swiss-Turkish
                      relations over recent years, Blocher said that it was not up to
                      politicians to comment, alluding to decisions by canton Vaud's
                      parliament and the House of Representatives, which have both voted
                      to recognise the Armenian genocide.

                      "We are convinced that the solution of an international commission
                      of historians [to shed light on the 1915 massacre] is a good one,"
                      he added.

                      During the official visit the Swiss justice minister also held
                      "extremely open" discussions with Cemil Cicek on asylum and the fight
                      against terrorism.

                      Anti-terrorism collaboration is said to have helped improve relations
                      between the two countries. Bern has recently handed over to Ankara a
                      suspected terrorist, and three other Turkish citizens also accused
                      of terrorism are being held in Switzerland pending extradition,
                      declared Blocher.

                      Earlier in the day the justice minister gave a speech at Ankara
                      University to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the adoption of
                      the Swiss civil code by Turkey, in which he underlined the solid,
                      long-standing historical ties between both countries.

                      Later he met Turkish Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu, and before
                      leaving Ankara laid flowers at the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk,
                      the founder of modern Turkey.

                      CONTEXT

                      Despite having a long history, Swiss-Turkish relations have recently
                      been strained. 2005 was an "annus horribilis":

                      In March 2005 Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey visited
                      Turkey and raised the sensitive issue of the massacre of Armenians
                      in Turkey early last century.

                      In June the Swiss public prosecutor launched a criminal investigation
                      against a Turkish historian in Switzerland who had denied the genocide,
                      a violation of Switzerland's anti-racism laws.

                      In July Turkey's foreign minister, Abdullah Gul, described the Swiss
                      investigation as "unacceptable" and "absolutely contrary to the
                      principle of free speech".

                      In August the Turkish authorities postponed a visit by Swiss
                      Economics Minister Joseph Deiss citing agenda problems of his Turkish
                      counterpart.

                      In November Switzerland beat Turkey in a vital World Cup playoff match,
                      triggering ugly scenes between players.

                      KEY FACTS

                      80,000 Turks live in Switzerland.

                      In 2004, Swiss exports to Turkey were worth SFr1.9 billion ($1.45
                      billion), 17% more than in 2003.

                      Swiss imports from Turkey in 2004 came to $410 million.

                      Among Swiss firms established in Turkey are Novartis, Nestle, ABB,
                      Ciba, Roche, Givaudan and Syngenta.



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