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Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
April 16 2012
Turkey `acquitted' of 1915 incidents in Malta
Ã?ANAKKALE - Anatolia News Agency
Turkey was acquitted of committing the `Armenian genocide' by a court
in Malta in 1919, Turkish EU Minister Egemen BaÄ?ıÅ? said April 14 in
his latest denial of the claims centering on the incidents of 1915.
In 1919, Ottoman officials were exiled to Malta to face charges
stemming from the 1915 incidents, BaÄ?ıÅ? said during a weekend visit to
the northwestern province of Ã?anakkale.
`The then-ministers, commanders and high-level officials were among
those who were exiled to Malta.
They were tried under British control for two years there. Some 120
people were all acquitted of [charges]. The ruling was made by a
British judge. In other words, Turkey was acquitted of the 1915
incidents in Malta,' BaÄ?ıÅ? said.
The minister recently paid a visit to the island nation and attended a
conference on `Creating a Common Future: Need for a Visionary Europe'
at the University of Malta.
BaÄ?ıÅ? said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an had sent a
letter to Armenia in 2005 that said Turkey would `face its history if
[Armenia is] also ready to do so.' BaÄ?ıÅ? also recalled ErdoÄ?an's calls
for the establishment of an international commission made of
historians to discuss the 1915 incidents with all the documents on the
table.
The minister also reiterated ErdoÄ?an's remarks that it was not right
for deputies to discuss historical issues.
April/16/2012
April 16 2012
Turkey `acquitted' of 1915 incidents in Malta
Ã?ANAKKALE - Anatolia News Agency
Turkey was acquitted of committing the `Armenian genocide' by a court
in Malta in 1919, Turkish EU Minister Egemen BaÄ?ıÅ? said April 14 in
his latest denial of the claims centering on the incidents of 1915.
In 1919, Ottoman officials were exiled to Malta to face charges
stemming from the 1915 incidents, BaÄ?ıÅ? said during a weekend visit to
the northwestern province of Ã?anakkale.
`The then-ministers, commanders and high-level officials were among
those who were exiled to Malta.
They were tried under British control for two years there. Some 120
people were all acquitted of [charges]. The ruling was made by a
British judge. In other words, Turkey was acquitted of the 1915
incidents in Malta,' BaÄ?ıÅ? said.
The minister recently paid a visit to the island nation and attended a
conference on `Creating a Common Future: Need for a Visionary Europe'
at the University of Malta.
BaÄ?ıÅ? said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄ?an had sent a
letter to Armenia in 2005 that said Turkey would `face its history if
[Armenia is] also ready to do so.' BaÄ?ıÅ? also recalled ErdoÄ?an's calls
for the establishment of an international commission made of
historians to discuss the 1915 incidents with all the documents on the
table.
The minister also reiterated ErdoÄ?an's remarks that it was not right
for deputies to discuss historical issues.
April/16/2012