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    TURKISH HISTORY FOUNDATION PREPARES BOOK ABOUT ARMENIANS

    Hurriyet, Turkey
    April 26 2014

    The Turkish Historical Foundation (TTK) has introduced its latest
    publication on Armenians, prepared by 350 academics and titled "Turks
    and Armenians in History."

    TTK president Prof. Dr Metin Hulagu said the book was about "the
    solidarity of the Turks and Armenians."

    "The books discuss the unity of Turks and Armenians. Fighting is a
    last resort in our culture. The prime minister's recent statement [over
    the 1915 events] also emphasizes humanitarian feelings," Hulagu said.

    He added that Armenian historians were not included in the book,
    despite the fact that the TTK had made a call for their participation.

    "We announced to the whole world that we were preparing this book and
    that papers were being accepted. But we did not get any contributions
    from abroad. We were unable to receive the contribution of any
    Armenians," said Hulagu.

    Lack of time

    He suggested that a "lack of time" might be a reason for the lack of
    foreign participation in their project.

    The TTK's 10 volume book includes papers with titles including
    "Armenians in First Age and Middle Age," "The culture of living
    together," "Socioeconomic life," "Armenians in rural and urban areas,"
    "Population and migration," "The Armenian population and the church,"
    "Missionary activities," The emergence of the Armenian question" and
    "Foreign countries."

    One paper, titled "The church's mission in taking the Armenian question
    to the international agenda," defends the idea that the Armenian
    Church has played a significant role in bringing the issue Armenian
    genocide question to the attention of the international community.


    From: Baghdasarian
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