Turkish historians going to study ArmenianFebruary 23, 2007 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yusuf Halacoglu, the President the Turkish Historical Society (TTK), informed that Turkish historians will study the Armenian language to examine the documents kept in foreign archives. Presently, when Armenian and European historians carry out investigations of Turkey's archives, Turkish historians are deprived of the possibility to study historical documents in the Armenian language, he said. "There is one Turkish scientist who knows Armenian. It's Birsan Garaca, a tutor at the Istanbul University. As soon as the Turkish parliament introduces amendments in the law allowing invitation of foreign specialists, Armenian language teachers will be engaged from Azerbaijan. Upon taking a course Turkish historians will be sent aboard to examine Armenian documents," he said, reports APA. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |