Turkish People Don't Know History

It seems that Turks have no access to unbiased information about the Armenian Genocide:

“I do not know how many Armenians died in 1915 – half million, three or five. There is nothing written in Turkish manuals of history about it,” according to Co-chair of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council Kaan Soyak.

Turks started to speak about the tragedy of 1915 not long ago. “When Armenian President Robert Kocharian touched upon the subject in the UN our people started to speak of it as well. In my opinion, the trouble is that we do not contact. Armenians should know that Turkey wants to know her own history,” Soyak emphasized.

Do realize that this individual has political and business purposes for his comments, though I don't doubt that what he's saying is true. Turks believe they were killed by Armenians; also, their government imprisons anyone who takes a non-official stance, that is, anyone who believes in the Genocide.

Perhaps we should educate Turkey by donating some books. Actually, given that 15% of Turks are unable to read, maybe an audio CD may be more appropriate.

Source: PanArmenian

Azerbaijan Blocks Russian TV Channels

Azerbaijan does not seem like a very nice place to live, I must admit.

Transmission of the First Channel (ORT) and RTR-Planeta Russian TV Channels will be stopped in Azerbaijan from January 2007...

The decision by the Azeri authorities might be conditioned by the information policy of the Russian TV Channels which cover developments in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic.

All those years of Soviet censorship have certainly influenced the future-minded Azerbaijanis. Now all they have to do is block the internet, censor the press, prosecute free speech, ban books, and so on. How far down the list are they?

Source: PanArmenian