Monday , 05 June 2006
Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk made a plea today for freedom of expression particularly in relation to the dispted 1915 Relocation Campaign.
The acclaimed Turkish writer was in Moscow to promote the Russian translation of his book, “Istanbul: Memories And The City.”
Armenians say up to 1.5 million of their kinsmen died in orchestrated killings during World War I, and describe the events as genocide. Turkey argues that 100,000 Armenians and 520.000 of Turks were killed in civil strife when the Armenians rose up against their Ottoman rulers.
It is almost impossible to discuss the 1915 events in Armenia. Last year a Turkish researcher was arrested and put into prison when he wanted to study the Armenian archives. No Turkish book has been translated to Armenian lanuguage on the issue.
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