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Istanbul Commemoration Urges Authorities to Recognize the Armenian Genocide and to Compensate
‘Recognize the Genocide, Beg Forgiveness, Compensate’
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—On April 24, Committee Against Racism and Discrimination of the Istanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association, held a commemoration of the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in front of the Turkish-Islamic Arts Museum, a former prison where Armenian intellectuals were held prior to deportation.
On April 24, The Human Rights Association,
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My mother’s entire family perished in the genocide, she the only survivor. This time in her life was chronicled in my book, The Road From Home, published and pirated around the world, even in Turkey, by a Kurdish Press. Being an artist I knew I couldn’t tell her story if I had hatred in my heart for the Turks, so I learned forgiveness, and preached this whenever I could, because healing is not possible without forgiveness. I also knew the Turks would not be free until they acknowledge the genocide. I am so grateful that his has happened, as much for the Turkish people as for my mother and all the others. For the Turks themselves I consider this a great moment in history. A new healing will now begin to take place. You may publish my words if you like.
My Father side 47 family members sand to starvation and deportation from Tekirdag only my father return back only, He look every where to find any family member, unfortunately find no one, I say more but forget it, make me seek. To days Turkish young generation must except the past ugly history
about Armenian Genocide, and do recortnise the past ugly history and must do something,
Kevork Gulluian Born istambul Uskudar 1931.
stone by stone is the tall wall of denial going to be dismantled… and the final goal for all of us is to commemorate our martyrs’ hogehangist throughout the re-armenized cities of united “western regions” Armenia…we all live for Great Arme’nya (Metz Arme’nya)
Right, like anyone even listens to a group of armos!!! Be thankful you can protest in Turkey, because the same can not occur in Armenia!!!
Unfortunately the ‘Istanbul’-based Community can hardly openly demand the only appropriate compensation: return to Armenia of the territories ceded under the Treaty of Sèvres in conjunction with the establishment of an independent Kurdish state in historically Kurdish areas of Asia Minor.