{"id":18098,"date":"2010-03-28T12:18:15","date_gmt":"2010-03-28T10:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=18098"},"modified":"2010-03-28T12:19:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-28T10:19:24","slug":"what-happened-in-1915-kadir-has-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2010\/03\/28\/what-happened-in-1915-kadir-has-university\/","title":{"rendered":"What happened in 1915.Kadir Has University"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Presentation with Student Participation at Kadir Has University on March 17, 2010 on What happened in 1915.
\n<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnother excellent program was presented by TV Channel D, from Kadir Has
\nUniversity, which started at 1:30 AM and lasted until 4:15 AM . The
\nspeakers were Turkish forum Advisory Board Member and the\u00a0 <\/strong> former President of the Turkish Historical Society Prof. Dr. Yusuf Halacogu and the Rector of Kadir Has University, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aydin. The Moderater was Abbas Guclu, a columnist at Milliyet newspaper and a presenter of programs on a variety of subjects.<\/p>\n

First, a clip was shown on the events around 1915, a journey into history,
\nas characterized by Abbas Guclu who emphasized that this is a very
\nimportant issue and stated that there will be messages on this subject. He
\nalso made referrences to the US House Foreign Affairs Committee vote on
\nMarch 4 and the Swedish Parliament decision on March 11 on the Armenian
\nresolutions.<\/p>\n

Yusuf Halacoglu started his talk with references to the Armenian
\nrebellions and revolts supported by the Russians and the French, and the
\nbackstabbing of the Ottomans by countries who are now passing resolutions
\nin their Parliaments. Halacoglu questioned whether the Armenians were
\ngetting ready for the 100th anniversary commemorations and asked when and
\nhow these would come to an end.<\/p>\n

Yusuf Halacoglu, in a lengthy presentation, stated that the origins of the
\nArmenian issue goes back to 1816 when Russia started to interfere with
\ninternal affairs and the Missionaries began opening schools only for
\nminorities all over the Pttoman Empire which reached 1,244\u00a0 by 1878. The
\nBritish, the French, the German and the American missionary schools
\nenrolled 85,000 students in 1878 who were raised with nationalistic views.
\nThese were followed by revolts by the Greeks in 1830, the Serbians, the
\nBulgarians, who were used by the imperialist powers to weaken the Ottoman
\nEmpire .<\/p>\n

Abbas Guclu introduced the Rector of Kadir Has University Prof. Mustafa
\nAydin and asked him to comment on the international aspects of the issue.
\nProf. Aydin stated that the Bulgarian uprisings were given special
\nattention in the British press. First the British and the French and later
\nthe Russians tried to take the control of the Middle East followed by the
\nAmericans. It was indicated that the first country to recognize the
\nArmenian genocide was Uruguay through the efforts of a small group of
\nArmenians in that country. There was no significant activity between 1965
\nand 1980. The Greek Cypriots followed recognizing the Armenian genocide in
\n1982, followed by other countries.<\/p>\n

Abbas Guclu opened the floor for questions. Close to 20 students asked
\nvaried questions, the first on the Prime Ministers threat to expel
\n100,000 Armenians working illegally in Turkey . The second question was on
\nthe validity of the Toynbees Blue Book and Franz Werfels Forty Days
\nat Musa Dagh and why Turkey did not fight these allegations. One of the
\nanswer was the issue was not taken seriously.<\/p>\n

A young student asked why the Turks were not speaking directly with the
\nArmenians and wondered if Turks had something to hide. One of the answers
\nwas that the history was not being taught properly in turkey. At the same
\ntime, the West did not know much about the issue, some not knowing where
\nVan lake is.<\/p>\n

Prof. Aydin emphasized that the issue was politicized and it could only be
\nsolved by politicians. Referring to the recalling of the Turkish
\nAmbassador from Sweden , Prof Aydin suggested that instead of one, perhaps
\nfive visits should be made since the Sweedish government is not supporting
\nthe parliament decision that was passed by one vote. Prof Aydin also
\nstated that the Armenian resolution would not pass the US Congress since
\nUS needs Turkey for its strategic plans and predicted that the Protocols
\nwould not be approved.<\/p>\n

Around 2:35 , clips of interviews with Turkish Armenians were shown and
\nmore students asked questions. A wide summary of the program and a video
\nof the presentations is available on www.abbasguclu.com.tr web site.<\/p>\n

Yuksel Oktay<\/p>\n

====================================================<\/p>\n

Can Atakli and Turkkaya Ataov Articles on the Armenian Issue, Tuesday, 16
\nMarch 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In his daily column in Vatan newspaper, Can Atakli writes about a
\ndiscussion that he participated at the Bahcesehir University , in Istanbul
\n. The article begins with an advise: We should be very calm on the
\nArmenian Issue.<\/p>\n

The other participants at the discussion at Bahceshir University were
\nprof. Dr. Ilter Turan, Prof. Ersin Kalayci, Ambassador Ozdem Sanberk
\n(Ret.) , Fehmi Koru, Zeynel Abidin Erdem and Burak Kuntay. In summary,
\nmost have stated that the Turks had lost the World opinion on the Armenian
\nissue, which is sometimes more important then governments, which Turkey
\nneeds to realize. Another fact agreed was that the Armenian genocide is
\nnot a historical but a political issue and a long term plan has to be
\ndeveloped to let the world know of this fact. Prof. Turan made reference
\nto Hrant Dinks murder which was not explained fully either. They also
\ntalked about the Prime Ministers approach to the developments, from
\nrecalling the Turkish Ambassador to US and cancelling his trip to the US ,
\nwhich are counterproductive.<\/p>\n

Can Atakli also reminds the readers that the US Congress recognized
\nArmenian genocide on 8 April 1975 (prior to the 60th anniversary of the
\nalleged genocide) and on 10 September 1984 , the US Congress made
\nreference to 1.5 million Armenians being subject to genocide. The House
\nForeign Affairs committee approved the resolution in 2005, 2006 and 2007
\nwith a much larger margin of votes. Atakli concludes his article with a
\nquestion: What happens if the US Congress passes the Resolution? He
\nstates that it would not be the end of the world but the image of Turkey
\nwill be tarnished and the counter arguments of Turkey will be shelved.<\/p>\n

The title of Prof. Turkkaya Ataovs , a member of Turkish forum advisory board, article in Cumhuriyet newspaper is:\u00a0\u00a0 The Decay of US Congress.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/strong>The article states that the US congress has
\nexhibited a tragi-comic attitude not only on the Armenian issue but on
\nmany other issues as well. Ataov writes that the Congress has a biased and
\nracist view of Turkey based on lack of knowledge. It is an interesting
\narticle which closes with an assumption by Ataove that both House speaker
\nNancy Pelosi and Committee Chairman Berman have committed themselves to be
\non the side of Armenians. And on Obama, Ataov states that he no longer
\nuses the word change and the Turkish National Assembly in Ankara may be
\nthe last place receiving applaud.<\/p>\n

Yuksel Oktay<\/p>\n

Istanbul<\/p>\n

18 March 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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