2140) The Armenian File By Bugra Demirel

"Who wants to defend Turks?"
Pauline Kael, "When The Lights Go Down," 1980, p.499

"No Englishman worthy of the name would condemn a prisoner on the evidence of the prosecution alone, without first hearing the evidence for the defence."
C.F. Dixon-Johnson, British author, from his 1916 book, "The Armenians."

"There is no crime without evidence. A genocide cannot be written about in the absence of factual proof."
Henry R. Huttenbach, The Genocide Forum, 1996, No. 9

"Condemnation without hearing both sides is unjust and un-American"
Arthur Tremaine Chester, "Angora and the Turks," The New York Times Current History, Feb.1923

Arthur Tremaine Chester, "Angora and the Turks," The New York Times Current History, Feb.1923

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Table of Contents

1. General Summary and Non-Turkish Quotes ………………………………………………………….. 7

2. Recently asked Questions and the answers of the possible claims ………............ 18

· Is Eastern Anatolia the homeland of the Armenians? ……………………………. 18

· Did the Turks engage in Massacring the Armenians as of 1890’s? ………. 19

· What happened in April 24, 1915?

· What is “Relocation”? and Does it mean “Genocide”? …………………………… 27

· “Did Talaat Pasha send secret telegrammes ordering genocide?”

· “Did Turkey destroy the evidence of genocide?” …………………………………… 29

· Armenian Casualties amount to 1.5 million? ………………………………………… 30

· Armenian claim: “Turks deported all Armenians including babies, old society members and pregnant women.” ………………………………………………. 32

· Armenian Claim: “Turks relocated Armenians to get our properties” …… 34

· The return of the relocated Armenians …………………………………………………. 36

· Armenian Claim: “Turks deported Armenians without food or any other support” …………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38

3. An overall assessment of massacres by Armenians ……………………………………………. 39

4. The Stance taken by Scholars to allegation of Genocide ……………………………………. 50

5. Other Useful quotes that supports Turkish thesis ………………………………………………. 57

6. Jewish opinion on Armenian so-called Genocide …………………………………………………. 60

7. Professor Justin McCarthy ……………………………………………………………………………………. 61

8. An Interesting Memorandum ……………………………………………………………………………….. 63

9. Armenian Terrorism ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 66

10. Books and Sources …………………………………………………………………………………………….. 68

11. Closing Quote ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 69

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