From the article: The Armenian Genocide by Ottoman Turkey, 1915-1916
It is one of the most contentious issues at the heart of Turkish national identity, and one of the most divisive for Turkey in its relations with the West: Is Turkey guilty of committing genocide against Armenians at the beginning of the 20th century? The evidence overwhelmingly says yes. So does the European Union, which has made Turkey admitting to the fact a condition of Turkey's inclusion in the European Union. Yet in Turkey, the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians is characterized as the result of a famine and the aftershocks of World War I, not as genocide. Calling it such is illegal in Turkey. So who is right?
Integrity or excuses?
- I don't think there is any excuse for Genocide! For example, because of the unpopularity of the Viet Nam war we ignored the Cambodian Killing Fields. We were right there and could have stopped it. The real question is not whose done it but whether the world will stop it.
- —TraxTral
Armenian
- A big yes guilty as hell let's go turkyz put your money where your mouth is
- —Guest Armenian
Turkey Guilty of armenian genocide
- Turks killed 1.5 million armenians in western armenia. They have massacre women, men, new born babes and even pregnant women and all this thing were not as result of WWI. It was well done and planned by Turkish government as genocide.
- —Guest MAS
GUILTY AS HELL
- MY FATHER IN LAW ARSIN PERMANIAN TOLD ME HOW HE HAD TO HIDE UNDER HIS DEAD BROTHER'S & SISTER'S AS HE WATCHED THEM TAKE HIS ONE SISTER AWAY--MAY THEY BURN IN HELL. THEY DID THE SAME TO THE GREEK'S............
- —Guest ANTHONY S. ESPOSITO
A little empathy, Please!
- This is not genocide or something. Life and death battle! Westerners looking at the one-sided event. They are seeking a partner (another butcher). What are you talking about evidence. The Armenian side says there is no need historians. This story has become a reason for their existence. They sleep and gets up this story. Yes indeed a very sad event in the middle there. I'm sorry for myself. I want to live together again.
- —Guest Anatolia
Genocide
- I have searched and found out that turks killed both man and women, elder and young. The cut the heads of children and put in a park as a bust. The things that they did could be only done by animals. And now tell me, please, how Armenians can forget that. I have found out also that even Turkish scholars and historians were stating that Turkish government had organized genocide. So why do they now deny it?
- —Guest NK Omar
I don't know for sure but...
- ...what I can do is to state is some facts. 1) Why is it illegal under turkish law to name the events as "genocide"? 2) Why every internet site that doesn't put Kemal Ataturk in a gentle way is banned in Turkey? 3) Why does article 301 of turkish law press charges to people or organizations that "insult the turkish nation"? -Weather it was or not a genocide, people should be able at least to discuss about it, as well as discuss about many other things.
- —Guest anonymous
How about the...
- United States dropping two nuclear bombs on civilian populations? Was that genicide, also?
- —Guest James1st
YES!
- They've killed all those people... I belive that they will be punishd for everything what the've done to the Armenian people. I'm from poland and i know what do the armenian people feels with thoughts that turkey is unguilty!!! The Jews Holocaust took 6 milions people. Hitler and his government has been punished and I wisz that Turckish Government will be punished too. I'd like to say that I thing that Serj Tankian is the best candidate for Te Nooble Peace Prize. Thank You
- —Guest J K SOAD