Turkish Approach To Exhibition Of Armin Wegner's Photos
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By Susanna Margarian AZG Armenian Daily #21308/11/2006
Photographs of Armin Wegner that are considered documents of theArmenian Genocide were exhibited in Vercelli, Italy, yesterday. Anunpleasant incident accompanied opening of the exhibition. A Turkishresident of Italy attacked and tore down the exhibition bills, thenentered the gallery and broke and tore 5 exhibits. The Turk alsoattacked the Italian female guide then toppled over a table withliterature for visitors. According to Azdak newspaper, the policesoon after detained the lawbreaker. Reportedly, the Italian channel 5 covered the exhibition and theincident. It also touched on Roman Popes who had contributed to therecognition of the Armenian Genocide.
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In 1915, under the cover of a world war, some one million Armenians were killed through starvation, forced marches, forced exile, and mass acts of slaughter. Although Armenians and world opinion have held the Ottoman powers responsible, Turkey has consistently rejected any claim of intentional genocide. Now, in a pioneering work of excavation, Turkish historian Taner Akam has made extensive and unprecedented use of Ottoman and other sources to produce a scrupulous charge sheet against the Turkish authorities. The first scholar of any nationality to have mined the significant evidence in Turkish military and court records, parliamentary minutes, letters, and eyewitness accounts Akam follows the chain of events leading up to the killing and then reconstructs its systematic orchestration by coordinated departments of the Ottoman state, the ruling political parties, and the military. He also probes the crucial question of how Turkey succeeded in evading responsibility, pointing to competing international interests in the region, the priorities of Turkish nationalists, and the international community’s inadequate attempts to bring the perpetrators to justice. As Turkey lobbies to enter the European Union, Akams work becomes ever more important and relevant. Beyond its timeliness, A Shameful Act is sure to take its lasting place as a classic and necessary work on the subject.
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