Turkish Propaganda

[Parvenu]

Hello there! I was hoping some of you could help me.

In my World History class, our final exam is a 35 minute presentation on a genocide, to help raise awareness of genocide and how it can be stopped. My group is, as you could probably guess, covering the Armenian genocide, but we're having some problems finding some of the information we need.

We're looking for Turkish propaganda about the genocide from the period of the genocide itself, but we're not having much luck locating any. If anyone has any links or suchlike, they would be greatly appreciated. Our presentation is multimedia, so pictures, video, sound clips, and anything else you can find are all viable.

Also, do you have any suggestions of good documentaries? We're already planning to buy the PBS documentary, but we'd love to know of any other recommendations.

Thank you!

[maral_m79]

Hello there! I was hoping some of you could help me.

In my World History class, our final exam is a 35 minute presentation on a genocide, to help raise awareness of genocide and how it can be stopped. My group is, as you could probably guess, covering the Armenian genocide, but we're having some problems finding some of the information we need.

We're looking for Turkish propaganda about the genocide from the period of the genocide itself, but we're not having much luck locating any. If anyone has any links or suchlike, they would be greatly appreciated. Our presentation is multimedia, so pictures, video, sound clips, and anything else you can find are all viable.

Also, do you have any suggestions of good documentaries? We're already planning to buy the PBS documentary, but we'd love to know of any other recommendations.

Thank you!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_Genocide , for general info and resources.

As for Turkish propaganda from the Genocide period, there was no denial of the Armenian Genocide at that time by Turks, in fact 8 consequent governments from 1918-1923 all recognized the crimes against Armenians, the Turkish Military Tribunalis 1919-1920 did the same...
After that, some sources argue, that Mark Bristol (US high commisioner) was one of the first people who tried to deny the Armenian Genocide, of course in favour of economic relations with the NEW FOUNDED republic ... But of course Admiral Mark Bristol was NOT an eyewitness, HE WAS NOT EVEN THERE in the ottoman empire when the Genocide happened.. he was posted in Turkey at 1919 (3 years after the Armenians' pershing, & 1 year after WWI). That's why what he wrote in denying the Armenian Genocide means nothing.

I'll try to find more info for you, but maybe if you can find a book or two about "Genocide denial" you'll find more examples.. I'll find you some names, it might help

[Tongue]

Parvenu, this should help you understand what happened to Turkish archives. It was published in Turkish daily "Radikal".

http://ermeni.org/english/cleansingarchives.htm

So as you can see, Young Turks were very cautious about the genocide.. the article I sent the link to explains this in detail. It was also forbidden to take any kind of pictures from the Armenian deportees. Whatever pictures we have today, were taken secretly.

[MichealDuglas]

I know some links

I know some links but I cannot type them here or I will be banned immediately.
Send me private message.

[phantom]

I can assure you that Michael Douglas' links will all be Turkish state sponsored false propoganda sites or that hateful and racist tallarmeniantale site that tries to sell the opposite of the truth.

For a great site with first-hand documents from the German archives, go to www.armenocide.de. They have published the original documents from German archives.

[bell-the-cat]

We're looking for Turkish propaganda about the genocide from the period of the genocide itself, but we're not having much luck locating any. If anyone has any links or suchlike, they would be greatly appreciated.

There were various Ottoman books and pamphlets published to justify the Genocide, like "The Armenian Aspirations and Revolutionary Movements" published in 1917, and probably lots of stuff in local Ottoman newspapers that have been never looked at.

[maral_m79]

I know some links but I cannot type them here or I will be banned immediately.
Send me private message.

oh come on MichealDuglas, no one got banned bcoz he posted links!
And please, we want to see those links,post it here, publically... don't you think that we all have the right to know ?

I mean who would say no for links (references) about "Early Turkish Denial to Armenian Genocide" ... (yes, those are the needed references in case you haven't noticed)

[MichealDuglas]

Come oo it is a trap

Maral!

It is a trap. You cannot publish some kind of links here. It is a forum rules

[Hovik]

Michael, send them to me via PM, I'll let you know if you can or not and why...

[Tongue]

Maral!

It is a trap. You cannot publish some kind of links here. It is a forum rules

Denialist links that is - we don't allow links to your myth and fantasy articles about the Armenian genocide here. No.