Erdogan Questions Integrity of New York Times

ASBAREZ DAILY NEWSPAPER
June 14, 2005

NEW YORK (Combined Sources)--Following the New York Times's refusal to publish a declaration prepared by 36 Turkish nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) denying the Armenian genocide, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a meeting on June 13 with the paper's Editorial Board.

[...] the New York Times advertising department wrote, "We believe that the Armenian genocide took place. Therefore, we do not find it right to publish your advertisement."

Erdogan criticized the newspaper for "its paradoxical and erroneous justifications."
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Reminding the editors of Turkey's "goodwill" as it allowed scholars access to its archives, Erdogan invited the New York Times to visit the country and study the "open archives."
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