If they recognize....

[Asto]

Mmm... well yes.. I agree with u... But unfortunately it is said only at words. Now not ARMENIANS are speakin but their feelings..

[Albatros]

Arguments:Pro and Con

Its fact that turkey should pay reparations and apologize.
In Cyprus also they brought settlers in 1571 and now they say 'Its past, the t/c live there'. The problem is that they brought settlers again and the deny that they brought settlers and in 100 years they will say ''We brought settlers, but its past, now they must live there peacefully.''

Are you trying to suggest that those brought in 1571 do not belong there ?
Then applying your rhetoric americans should leave the USA as well, for US of america has less than 300 yrs existence and true owners of the continent are american indians who have by now become almost extinct. What is your point? Why you mention 1571? If you go back that far, then most of the nations of the world should be displaced.

As for the recent settlers brought in after 1974, the UN backed Annan plan had some provisions regarding those who were to go and those who were to stay. If it were not for the predominant Oxi of the g/c, the plan would immediately been implemented and the further migration from anatolia would have been blocked. Anybody has made a search on the south with respect pontian greeks and mainland greeks even russians brought in from abroad?

Turkish fascists are creatures with no moral sense at all. They will do anything to just take lands from others even if these lands have no relation with them at all. In Cyprus the use their 18% minority to raise claims against all the island.

If the Cyprus republic had NOT been brought to an end in July 15, 1974 by the greek junta and eoka, these communities could have lived on in prosperity and side by side. Moreover, g/c even did not have to resort to violence to reach enosis with greece as the island was a natural candidate to EU even at that time, and once in the EU enosis with greece would automatically have come true unlike now and unlike with half of the island out. Why don't you greek folks never mention your stupidities and condemn your own atrocities commited by your side?

In smyrna they claimed that because it had 15% turks it was turkish (and they massacred the rest.)
The same is what they did in Van.
I really laugh when they say that 'Van was turkish'.
WTF?
all these regions had no more than 5% turks. The majority was armenian and there was a strong kurdish minority.

Correct:Van as well as Tatvan and Bitlis used to be predominantly armenian towns as their names openly imply.

Turks pretend that there were no christians in turkey after 1850. They pretend that this was their land for centuries. (!!!!!)
They believe that is more rational cyrpus to be a turkish island because it has 120000 turks and a 300 years turkish history (occupation) although the greeks are 600000 and have 3500 years history in the island!!!

The AG took place in 1915, if they were not christians after 1850, to which religion used to belong the armenians then? Can you cite the turkish sources other than gray wolves who make such a bold and extravagant and stupid claim?

[armenianweb]

All armenian want the Genocide to be recognized by turks...
Ok. Imagine, it is recognized... What`s then?
We`ll have OUR territories with turks, where they`ve been living for alll their life?
we`ll begin the war with them? There are more 70 mln of them and there are about 4 mln of armenians...

Moreover if they recognized they`ll seem more clever and `kind`... now they are not as they were in 1915...
What we will gather form the recognition?

P.S. do not think, please, that am against of it... Am all for! But this questions make me confused...

A article from Harut Sassounian The California Courier , 20 Déc. 2007

Erdogan and Gul, Nobel Peace Prize ? :

http://www.collectifvan.org/article.php?r=0&id=14526

[salutetrk]

If we recognize...

In Turkish side main question is will it be an end or begining if we accept. As far as I understand from the opinions expressed here Armenian people will not be more peaceful then today if Turkey officialy accepts it as a genocide. Some even mention to declare war on Turkey with support of Russians. Is this mind set as old fashioned as of those policemen taking pictures with murderer of Hrant as if he was a hero?

We should get rid of these discussions. What ever happened is over. We should not let our past to burden us to develop our future. There is no doubt that if we can manage to start a dialog for cooperation in our region both countries will benefit from the results.

[Pedro Xaramillo]

No holmes

In Turkish side main question is will it be an end or begining if we accept. As far as I understand from the opinions expressed here Armenian people will not be more peaceful then today if Turkey officialy accepts it as a genocide. Some even mention to declare war on Turkey with support of Russians. Is this mind set as old fashioned as of those policemen taking pictures with murderer of Hrant as if he was a hero?

We should get rid of these discussions. What ever happened is over. We should not let our past to burden us to develop our future. There is no doubt that if we can manage to start a dialog for cooperation in our region both countries will benefit from the results.

There reason it needs to be recognised is if we forget this, then we tell the world atrocities can be forgotten and thus genocides ignored, Hitler used the blueprint of the genocide to kill Jews.

And it must be remembered for the sake of 1.5 Million fallen.

Will Armenians want their lost lands back, most I know of only want the areas they currently number a majority and equal rights for areas they number a majority. Very few Armenians support ASALA, but alot support Artsakh, the reason being that Artsakh is historically and ethnically Armenian and were forced to be Azerbaijani citizens by Stalin. So no, I don't think so.

[Edoman]

Tongue is right. We need to concentrate on other important objectives before we can reclaim our land per Wilson treaty or just historic Armenia. It is not a question of 70 M Turks Vs 5M Armos even though history has shown we can match them more than 2 to 1, it will not work, we will be slaughtered. We also cannot and must not rely on or trust anybody but ourselves. We can make them help us to some degree but that is it. We must become more united around the world (That is our biggest challenge) and work towards the common good of Armenian sovereignty. Look at the Jews. We must enrich our country and build a formidable military force at the edge of technology. We must fight hard against the Turkish lobby in every country that they are active so the real Turkey will be exposed. Our officials must become more involved and active in western countries and Middle East. We must stop this Turkish blackmail of powerful governments against us (USA, Israel…) diplomatically, economically, with incentives when able. We must build our economy, education, and infrastructure and keep our next generation focused on our missions. We will prevail but we cannot realistically achieve the main objective just now, but we can have small victories. It is important that we do this strategically, tediously with clear objectives and plans executed in proper order. We can carefully run proxy wars against them if we desire (Kurds?). This recognition of AG could tear them apart socially; let’s keep it up as much as I don’t care what they recognize it will however be a big blow to them. Turkey could crumble from within very easily (Look what the headscarf issue did in Turkey). We need strong leaders with strong resolves. We must lay the seeds for the future generations to carry this torch. It could take many decades but it is very much possible.

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Love you my Armo brothers and sisters.

[Joseph]

In Turkish side main question is will it be an end or begining if we accept. As far as I understand from the opinions expressed here Armenian people will not be more peaceful then today if Turkey officialy accepts it as a genocide. Some even mention to declare war on Turkey with support of Russians. Is this mind set as old fashioned as of those policemen taking pictures with murderer of Hrant as if he was a hero?

We should get rid of these discussions. What ever happened is over. We should not let our past to burden us to develop our future. There is no doubt that if we can manage to start a dialog for cooperation in our region both countries will benefit from the results.

My views are different than what Edoman above has written.

Armenians are angry and will remain so even if the Genocide were to recognized but by-in-large, the majority in both Armenia and the diaspora are peaceful. I think if there was recognition many/most Armenians could forgive but not forget. We of course have our radicals too and they have loud voices as you know. We all want recognition and I think all of us know, even if we hate to admit it, is that we cannot go back to the past and right the wrongs, Armenians will not recover any territory or their families homes. We cannot bring back the dead and we have moved on to an extent. But we know the vast majority of our homeland is gone. That does not mean we will ever lose the emotional attachment we have to the place where we became who we are as a nation and where I families, language, culture, church originated from. What happened is done but our mistrust and anger remains and will probably continue to do so unless Turkey/Turks come to see/realize/admit, etc the truth. My belief is that a recognition would bring closure and nothing more.