  Turkish Historical Society says it located lost Ottoman-era Armenian gold June 22, 2012 - 15:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Historical Society has claimed that gold that was obtained from the auctioning off of Armenian assets during the Ottoman era was seized by allied forces as war reparations in the aftermath of World War I, Hurriyet Daily News reported citing Bugün daily. Around 5 million pieces of Ottoman gold reportedly belonging to exiled Armenians were taken by the allied forces, possibly by Britain, according to a recent two-year study by the society. A group of Armenian-Canadians were paid compensation by a British bank from the seized fund, which now equals 1.3 million pounds. The money was initially transferred to a German bank and was then divided between the Allies. The U.S. government has been investigating the sources of the transfer in the Allies’ budget as well, Bugün said.   The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres, and deportations involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Partner news  Top stories Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to award Ararat Avanesyan and Arthur Gasparyan with “For the Liberation of Shushi” medal. 200 ceasefire violations by the Azeri armed forces were reported at the line of contact between Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan. “There was a great deal of new and interesting research presented during the conference,” said ANC of Illinois activist Greg Bedian. The Turkish government aggressively pushed for Turkey's inclusion in Investment Partnership between the U.S. and EU.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Racing-addicted snails team up in "Turbo" animated comedy trailer (video)  Samuel L. Jackson takes on the role of Whiplash; playing his crew members are Snoop Dogg and Richard Jenkins among others.Comedian Dan Aykroyd reveals "Ghostbusters 3" details "The film is based on new research that's being done in particle physics by the young men and women at Columbia University," Aykroyd said.“Simpsons” writer to pen “Angry Birds” animated film Jon Vitti won an Emmy for his work on “King of the Hill,” was a longtime writer-producer on “Simpsons” and worked on “The Simpsons Movie.”11 dead as bus collides with truck in India Police officer S.K. Awasthi said the wedding party was traveling in the truck, but the bride and bridegroom were traveling separately. |
