Turkey to allocate $400 million for Genocide denial propagandaApril 23, 2014 - 18:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish government will allocate $400 million to the Armenian Genocide denial propaganda, with $150 million to be paid to the U.S. lobby, the head of information programs at Turkish International Media TV (IMC) said. At the Yerevan-hosted April 23 discussions on Genocide, Aris Nalci hailed increasing readiness of Turkish society to discuss and accept the dark pages of its history. As he further noted, the number of Turkish cities hosting the April 24 commemoration events grows with every year, with the issue of return of Armenian property raised in some of them. Politicians and universities keep boosting the Genocide awareness with students showing interest in the subject, he said. However, along with positive tendencies, the Genocide-related stance of the country's leadership remains unchanged, with a number of events, pushing denialist agenda, planned, Armenia Today quoted Nalci as saying. Turkish ex-parliamentarian, politician and public figure Mehmet Ufuk Uras, in turn, called Ankara to come to terms with its history, normalize ties with Armenia and compensate the property of the Genocide victims to their descendants. As the ex-MP noted, the assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and Forgive Us, Armenians campaign triggered a new perception of the Armenian Genocide among the new generation in Turkey. “We’re not going to turn a blind eye to the harsh reality. Upon our return to Ankara, we’ll announce the results of round table discussions in Yerevan,” Armenia Today quoted Uras as saying. Related links: 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. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |