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Clark University
University Communications
Jane Salerno
Senior Associate Director, Media Relations
950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Tel: 508-793-7554
cell: 774-437-8453
email: [email protected]
web: http://www.clarku.edu/ and http://clarkvoices.clarku.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Worcester-MA/Clark-University/89555183497?ref=mf
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Taner Akcam comments on House vote (H.Res.306)
Clark University Professor Taner Akçam is the first Turkish scholar to
publicly express his conviction that the 1915 Armenian genocide
occurred under the Ottoman Empire (of which Turkey is a successor
state). Akçam is a renowned expert, scholar/activist and frequent
media resource. He holds the only endowed chair in the world dedicated
to research and teaching on the topic of the Armenian Genocide.
News: http://news.clarku.edu/news/2011/11/02/akcam-wins-landmark-free-speech-case-in-euro-human-rights-court/
Taner Akçam writes:
"Actually, it is the essence of the Deportation Laws and Regulations
that confiscated properties or their values must be returned to
rightful owners.
"According to the Ottoman Government's Regulation of 10 June 1915
article 22 openly declares that properties or their values had to be
returned to their owner. The article 3 and 6 of the same regulation
the entire belonging of the Churches had to be returned to
Armenians. The regulation issued by Turkish Government on 15 April
1923, repeats these principles. It is not only the domestic law but
also the international law that commits Turkey to give the properties
back to their owners.
"Article 65 of the Lausanne Agreement of 1923, which seals the
founding of modern Turkey, requires Turkey to return all confiscated
properties to their owners. Additionally, according to article 42 of
same agreement, Turkey is bound to 'grant full protection to the
churches, synagogues, cemeteries, and other religious establishments
of the above-mentioned minorities. All facilities and authorization
will be granted to the pious foundations, and to the religious and
charitable institutions of the said minorities at present existing in
Turkey.'
"Unfortunately, most of the churches were demolished. Turkey could not
keep its own promise to the Armenian people, guaranteed by domestic
and international laws. I think it is a long overdue act to return
these religious buildings to their owners. And I hope Turkey will give
them back to Armenians without any international pressure."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Clark University
University Communications
Jane Salerno
Senior Associate Director, Media Relations
950 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01610-1477
Tel: 508-793-7554
cell: 774-437-8453
email: [email protected]
web: http://www.clarku.edu/ and http://clarkvoices.clarku.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Worcester-MA/Clark-University/89555183497?ref=mf
Twitter: http://twitter.com/clarkmatters
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/clarkuniversity
Taner Akcam comments on House vote (H.Res.306)
Clark University Professor Taner Akçam is the first Turkish scholar to
publicly express his conviction that the 1915 Armenian genocide
occurred under the Ottoman Empire (of which Turkey is a successor
state). Akçam is a renowned expert, scholar/activist and frequent
media resource. He holds the only endowed chair in the world dedicated
to research and teaching on the topic of the Armenian Genocide.
News: http://news.clarku.edu/news/2011/11/02/akcam-wins-landmark-free-speech-case-in-euro-human-rights-court/
Taner Akçam writes:
"Actually, it is the essence of the Deportation Laws and Regulations
that confiscated properties or their values must be returned to
rightful owners.
"According to the Ottoman Government's Regulation of 10 June 1915
article 22 openly declares that properties or their values had to be
returned to their owner. The article 3 and 6 of the same regulation
the entire belonging of the Churches had to be returned to
Armenians. The regulation issued by Turkish Government on 15 April
1923, repeats these principles. It is not only the domestic law but
also the international law that commits Turkey to give the properties
back to their owners.
"Article 65 of the Lausanne Agreement of 1923, which seals the
founding of modern Turkey, requires Turkey to return all confiscated
properties to their owners. Additionally, according to article 42 of
same agreement, Turkey is bound to 'grant full protection to the
churches, synagogues, cemeteries, and other religious establishments
of the above-mentioned minorities. All facilities and authorization
will be granted to the pious foundations, and to the religious and
charitable institutions of the said minorities at present existing in
Turkey.'
"Unfortunately, most of the churches were demolished. Turkey could not
keep its own promise to the Armenian people, guaranteed by domestic
and international laws. I think it is a long overdue act to return
these religious buildings to their owners. And I hope Turkey will give
them back to Armenians without any international pressure."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress