Harut Sassounian, Publisher, The California Courier, 14 July 2011 Prof. Taner Akcam dropped a bombshell during a lecture at the Glendale Public Library last month, when he revealed that a confidential source in Istanbul had informed him about the Turkish government’s scheme to bribe American scholars to deny the Armenian Genocide. Dr. Akcam, holder of the Kaloosdian/Mugar Chair in Armenian […]
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Turkish Scholar Taner Akcam Advocates Change in Policy of Genocide Denial
Photo : Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Dr. Taner Akcam, one of the first Turkish scholars to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, delivered two important lectures in Southern California last week. Based on historical research, he analyzed the underpinnings of Turkey’s denial of the Armenian Genocide and proposed solutions for its official acknowledgment. Prof. Akcam made his first presentation at Valley Beth Shalom […]
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URL: http://hellenicleagueofamericahla.org/annual_academic_conference_on_the_asia_minor_catastrophe Annual Academic Conference on the Asia Minor Catastrophe November 3, 2009 The Hellenic League of America, HLA is proud to announce this year’s annual Academic Conference on the Asia Minor Catastrophe, hosted by the Pontian Greek Society of Chicago, on Saturday November 7th, 2009. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Pan-Pontian Federation of USA & Canada, the […]
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