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One-Sided Narrative Ignored Millions of Casualties in the Armenian Civil War of 1885-1919
NEW YORK, March 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As the latest step in their campaign to create opportunities for dialogue between Turkey and Armenia that will find solutions to last for the next hundred years, the Turkish Institute for Progress today applauded the South Dakota State Senate for rejecting HCR 1009, the state's one-sided narrative that ignores millions of casualties in the Armenian Civil War. The resolution was tabled by an overwhelming vote of 30-4.
"Our organization has been looking to create opportunities for Turks and Armenians to come together in a solutions-based dialogue that will lead to peace and reconciliation for the next hundred years," stated Derya Taskin, President of the Turkish Institute for Progress. "Resolutions like this one only serve to deepen the division that has existed for the past century and keep us from coming together to mourn all of the losses – Turks, Kurds, Arabs, and Armenians – that occurred during this tragic period in our histories."
"By rejecting this divisive and backward-looking measure, the South Dakota State Senate has sent a clear statement that they support real solutions that look toward the next century and work to unify our groups that share so much in common," Taskin continued. "We applaud the State Senate for this action and hope other groups will resolve to bring us together instead of further tear us apart."
The Turkish Institute for Progress was formed to provide a forum for dialogue in pursuit of peace, and cooperation between Turkey and the international community. By meeting on the common ground defined by shared regional political, economic, energy, transport, scientific, technical, and cultural issues, TIP pursues a constructive dialogue to ensure that international relationships with Turkey are marked by unity and the shared pursuit of common goals. For more information, visit www.turkishprogress.org.
SOURCE Turkish Institute for Progress
What the Ermenis say
SOUTH DAKOTA RECOGNIZES ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, Designating 2015 as the "Year of Remembrance for the
2 Centennial Since the Commencement of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923" in South
3 Dakota and urging Congress and the President of the United States to formally and
4 consistently recognize and reaffirm the historical truth that the atrocities committed against
5 the Armenian, Greek, and other Christians living in their historical homelands in Anatolia
6 constituted genocide and to work towards equitable, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish
7 relations and a fair, just, and comprehensive international resolution of this crime against
8 humanity.
9 WHEREAS, during the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, one million five hundred
10 thousand men, women, and children of Armenian descent, and hundreds of thousands of
11 Assyrian and Greek descent, lost their lives at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire in its
12 attempt to systematically eliminate the Armenian race; and
Becomes 43rd State to Recognize the Armenian Genocide
PIERRE, S.D. (Asbarez)—The South Dakota House of Representatives on Thurs., Feb. 26 passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, becoming the 43rd U.S. state to do so.
South Dakota is the 43rd state to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
The resolution “[d]esignat[es] 2015 as the ‘Year of Remembrance for the Centennial Since the Commencement of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923’ in South Dakota and urg[es] Congress and the president of the United States to formally and consistently recognize and reaffirm the historical truth that the atrocities committed against the Armenian, Greek, and other Christians living in their historical homelands in Anatolia constituted genocide and to work towards equitable, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations.”
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