There is no Armenian geoncide.

Submitted by yasemin (Turkey), Apr 22, 2009 at 19:44

There isn't any Armenian geoncide. It was WW1. Turkish Armenians united with Russian Army and betrayed tand killed their neighbours from behind and tbetrayed heir country. The only thing to do was to remove these Armenians away from Russians and from the battle ground to the interior lands. During the war it was dangerous ofcourse but also the only solution for our defense. During this mass removal about 300.000 Armenian died. Some were killed (and Armenians killed all their neighboıurs, cut womens organs, childs faces), some died from hunger . And everybody was starving.

Situation was the same for everyone, no food, no money, real poverty. Our soldiers had no weapons, one for ten, no food, once a day, no shoes, fighting barefood. Ottoman Empire had came to its end. When our war was over and we established our Turkish Republic, Turkey was left only 13 million, half of them ill because of the war and hunger. We had nothing left and had to establish everything from the begining. We were in debt and paid them all to European countries.

There is nothing as Armenian Genocide.

There was a war. And Armenians fought against Turkey. Tashnak Party, told the same those days, which can be read at Soviet Archives.

There is a very big chorus shouting about genocide, but being loud and crowded cannot change the truth.

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