Turkey Deputy PM: Those raising Armenian Genocide issues are traitors

Turkey Deputy PM: Those raising Armenian Genocide issues are traitors

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister weighed in on the non-denialist publications about the Armenian Genocide in Turkish news outlets and social media platforms, Ermenihaber.am reports citing Beyazgundem.com.

“There are traitors in every nation, but their number is, unfortunately, big in Turkey,” Numan Kurtulmus said.

“That’s why I appeal to all those who live in the country, urging them to learn more about the 1915 events prior to voicing opinions. We should first address the traitors who think they can divide Turkey with invalid information.”

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.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, 45 U.S. states, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Argentina, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, the Vatican, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Sweden, Venezuela, Slovakia, Syria, Vatican, as well as the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.

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