Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Turkey's Memory Lapse - Armenian Genocide Plagues Ankara 90 Years On

A friend of mine in Germany sent me a couple of interesting articles from Der Spiegel which I thought I'd bring to you all... Here's the first one.

Turkey's Memory Lapse
Armenian Genocide Plagues Ankara 90 Years On
April 25, 2005
Der Spiegel

This weekend, Armenians commemorated the 90th anniversary of the genocide of 1915. But Turkey has yet to recognize the crime -- the first genocide of the 20th century. By refusing to use the word "genocide," Turkey could complicate its efforts to join the European Union.

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