Comments on: Institute of Turkish Studies Chair Forced Out For Rebuking Genocide Deniers http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/ Hatewatch is a blog of the Southern Poverty Law Center Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:00:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: uha1 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-27505 uha1 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:09:36 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-27505 quote " The ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Nabi Sensoy, denied that he had any role in Quataert's resignation. In a written statement, he said that claims that he urged Quataert to leave are unfounded and misleading. " quote

” The ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Nabi Sensoy, denied that he had any role in Quataert’s resignation. In a written statement, he said that claims that he urged Quataert to leave are unfounded and misleading. “

]]> By: Skyblue http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-27498 Skyblue Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:59:21 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-27498 Washington Post, July 5, 2008 Board Members Resign to Protest Chair's Ousting http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/04/AR2008070402408.html Washington Post, July 5, 2008

Board Members Resign to Protest Chair’s Ousting

http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....02408.html

]]> By: Skyblue http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-27497 Skyblue Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-27497 Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2008 Dispute Over Academic Freedom Roils Turkish-Studies Institute http://chronicle.com/news/article/4792/dispute-over-academic-freedom-roils-turkish-studies-institute Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2008

Dispute Over Academic Freedom Roils Turkish-Studies Institute

http://chronicle.com/news/arti.....-institute

]]> By: Shant http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-27304 Shant Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:50:22 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-27304 What a great article with substantial supportive comments old and new. It frustrates me to no end, as an Armenian whose grandparents were orphaned, to see my government and my lawmakers obscenely and openly manipulated by a foreign government with such a terrible human rights record such as Turkey. One wouldn't expect anything less from the Turkish government but to deny the Armenian Genocide, but for a democratic superpower such as the USA to put blinders on and to cave in to open threats is very troubling and honestly truly sad. Over the past 93 we Armenians have heard every excuse you can think of. In October my congressman John Tanner told me that we needed Turkey in the fight for terror, the same Turkey that jeopordized the mission to Iraq and probably lead to unnecessary US military deaths by disallowing the use of its border during the invasion in 2003. He couldn't see why something that occured 93 years ago should be pertinent today. So the message I got was first that my family's loss was a figment of my imagination; and that if anyone out there has a sadistic vision of wiping a people off the face of the earth, all they have to do is to plan well in advance to blame the victims in the end, and to bribe their way into innocence by paying off governments and educational institutions. As an Armenian I continue to be enraged. As an American I am absolutely ashamed. What a great article with substantial supportive comments old and new. It frustrates me to no end, as an Armenian whose grandparents were orphaned, to see my government and my lawmakers obscenely and openly manipulated by a foreign government with such a terrible human rights record such as Turkey. One wouldn’t expect anything less from the Turkish government but to deny the Armenian Genocide, but for a democratic superpower such as the USA to put blinders on and to cave in to open threats is very troubling and honestly truly sad. Over the past 93 we Armenians have heard every excuse you can think of. In October my congressman John Tanner told me that we needed Turkey in the fight for terror, the same Turkey that jeopordized the mission to Iraq and probably lead to unnecessary US military deaths by disallowing the use of its border during the invasion in 2003. He couldn’t see why something that occured 93 years ago should be pertinent today. So the message I got was first that my family’s loss was a figment of my imagination; and that if anyone out there has a sadistic vision of wiping a people off the face of the earth, all they have to do is to plan well in advance to blame the victims in the end, and to bribe their way into innocence by paying off governments and educational institutions. As an Armenian I continue to be enraged. As an American I am absolutely ashamed.

]]> By: Skyblue http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-26611 Skyblue Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:22:24 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-26611 Inside Higher Ed, July 1, 2008 Is Turkey Muzzling U.S. Scholars? Scholars of the Armenian genocide have long accused Turkey of using its financial support to promote the idea that a genocide didn’t take place or that the jury is still out — views that have little credibility among historians of genocide. An incident in 2006, only recently being talked about publicly, has some scholars concerned that Turkey and its supporters may be interfering in American scholarship. The chair of the board of the Institute of Turkish Studies, which is based at Georgetown University, resigned at the end of 2006, and he says he was given a choice by Turkish officials of either quitting or seeing the funding for the institute go away. At least one scholarly group that has investigated the matter recently issued a report backing the ousted chair, and at least one other board member has resigned while another has called for more discussion of the accusations. The executive director of the institute, while flatly saying that the ousted chair is wrong, confirmed that he was asked by Turkish Embassy officials to have the scholar talk with the Turkish ambassador to the United States about an article where he used the word “genocide” in reference to what happened to the Armenians. It was after that talk that the chair — Donald Quataert — quit. Full story: http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/01/turkey Inside Higher Ed, July 1, 2008

Is Turkey Muzzling U.S. Scholars?

Scholars of the Armenian genocide have long accused Turkey of using its financial support to promote the idea that a genocide didn’t take place or that the jury is still out — views that have little credibility among historians of genocide.

An incident in 2006, only recently being talked about publicly, has some scholars concerned that Turkey and its supporters may be interfering in American scholarship. The chair of the board of the Institute of Turkish Studies, which is based at Georgetown University, resigned at the end of 2006, and he says he was given a choice by Turkish officials of either quitting or seeing the funding for the institute go away.

At least one scholarly group that has investigated the matter recently issued a report backing the ousted chair, and at least one other board member has resigned while another has called for more discussion of the accusations. The executive director of the institute, while flatly saying that the ousted chair is wrong, confirmed that he was asked by Turkish Embassy officials to have the scholar talk with the Turkish ambassador to the United States about an article where he used the word “genocide” in reference to what happened to the Armenians. It was after that talk that the chair — Donald Quataert — quit.

Full story: http://insidehighered.com/news/2008/07/01/turkey

]]> By: Armenian Genocide http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-26208 Armenian Genocide Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:44:48 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-26208 Nicely done. The further shows the official Turkish campaign of denial. Nicely done. The further shows the official Turkish campaign of denial.

]]> By: Kathy http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-26073 Kathy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:07:06 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-26073 Thank you for revealing once again how the Turkish government-sponsored campaign of genocide denial has infiltrated U.S. academic institutions. The massacres of the Armenian Genocide officially ended in 1923, but the last stage of genocide, state-sponsored genocide denial, which some have called a "double killing," is still ongoing. One must wonder how the Institute for Turkish Studies can maintain its 501(c)(3) tax status, if a foreign government can determine its chair. Thank you for revealing once again how the Turkish government-sponsored campaign of genocide denial has infiltrated U.S. academic institutions. The massacres of the Armenian Genocide officially ended in 1923, but the last stage of genocide, state-sponsored genocide denial, which some have called a “double killing,” is still ongoing.

One must wonder how the Institute for Turkish Studies can maintain its 501(c)(3) tax status, if a foreign government can determine its chair.

]]> By: Melan http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-25288 Melan Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:10:00 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-25288 Well, we need to step back, clear our minds, consider the case one more time first! Hatewatch is not a place for irrelevant allegations! We have recenlty held a very hot debate on Armenian Issue. Massaceres of Armenenians was a very upsettinf issue of past but certainly NOT a genocide. As Hatewatch followers we will always stand behind truth not sided stories. I read several other stories on racisim by the writer, David Holthouse . He writes his stories in very frustrated way that you think he really knows that issue but not this time Holthouse!~! Well, we need to step back, clear our minds, consider the case one more time first! Hatewatch is not a place for irrelevant allegations! We have recenlty held a very hot debate on Armenian Issue. Massaceres of Armenenians was a very upsettinf issue of past but certainly NOT a genocide.
As Hatewatch followers we will always stand behind truth not sided stories. I read several other stories on racisim by the writer, David Holthouse . He writes his stories in very frustrated way that you think he really knows that issue but not this time Holthouse!~!

]]> By: Patricia http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-24968 Patricia Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:57:47 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-24968 See document, " Taking A Stand Against The Turkish Government's Denial of the Armenian Genocide and Scholarly Corruption in the Academy." http://www.atour.com/~aahgn/news/20040522a.html See document, ” Taking A Stand Against The Turkish Government’s Denial of the Armenian Genocide and Scholarly Corruption in the Academy.”

http://www.atour.com/~aahgn/news/20040522a.html

]]> By: Slavyanski http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-24141 Slavyanski Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:59:20 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-24141 Looks like a lot of the evidence for the Armenian genocide is pretty solid; but I have to wonder about something. Considering Turkey, among many other Balkan countries, is a major destination for trafficked sex slaves, and considering the government's treatment of Kurds and its workers, WHY is the only international movement in regards to Turkey one which focuses on getting them to admit the guilt of another administration for an atrocity that happened in 1915? Looks like a lot of the evidence for the Armenian genocide is pretty solid; but I have to wonder about something. Considering Turkey, among many other Balkan countries, is a major destination for trafficked sex slaves, and considering the government’s treatment of Kurds and its workers, WHY is the only international movement in regards to Turkey one which focuses on getting them to admit the guilt of another administration for an atrocity that happened in 1915?

]]> By: Skyblue http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-24080 Skyblue Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:46:34 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-24080 The story broke May 31 in the Armenian Reporter: http://www.reporter.am/pdfs/A0531-E.pdf The story broke May 31 in the Armenian Reporter:
http://www.reporter.am/pdfs/A0531-E.pdf

]]> By: Armenian Genocide http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-23966 Armenian Genocide Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:18:27 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-23966 We must not forget the many victims of 1915, black or white, Christian or Muslim. Thank you for this article. Hate is horrible and needs to be stopped at all costs. We must not forget the many victims of 1915, black or white, Christian or Muslim. Thank you for this article. Hate is horrible and needs to be stopped at all costs.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.splcenter.org/blog/2008/06/06/institute-of-turkish-studies-chair-forced-out-for-rebuking-genocide-deniers/comment-page-1/#comment-23855 Patricia Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:54:18 +0000 http://www.splcenter.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-23855 June 13, 2005 Letter from the International Association of Genocide Scholars "Dear Prime Minister Erdogan: We are writing you this open letter in response to your call for an “impartial study by historians” concerning the fate of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire during World War I......" Read full letter here: http://www.genocidewatch.org/TurkishPMIAGSOpenLetterreArmenia6-13-05.htm June 13, 2005 Letter from the International Association of Genocide Scholars

“Dear Prime Minister Erdogan: We are writing you this open letter in response to your call for an “impartial study by historians” concerning the fate of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire during World War I……”

Read full letter here:

http://www.genocidewatch.org/T.....-13-05.htm

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