Obama Refuses to Recognize Armenian Genocide But Turkey Angry At European Countries’ Recognition of Armenian Genocide; Turkish President Erdogan Says He Disregards It: ‘It Goes In One Ear And Out The Other’

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Muslims must recognize their genocide of the Armenian,  Assyrian, and Greek Christians, which resulted in the wholesale slaughter of millions.

If they are to make any progress, this they must do. And yet they refuse. And the world enables it by sanctioning it. President Obama campaigned on the promise that we would recognize the Armenian genocide. But he is a liar. Obama Officials told  Armenians he won’t recognize the genocide. It is another black mark on this country and our role as leader of the free world.

Obama and his “most favorite” most “trusted” foreign ally.

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Turkey should lose its seat at the table of human discourse until they recognize and express remorse for their savagery.

The sanction and silence regarding such savagery paves the way for future genocide. Hitler cited the silence about the Armenian genocide when laying the groundwork for his holocaust. He said:

Our strength is our quickness and our brutality. Genghis Khan had millions of women and children hunted down and killed, deliberately and with a gay heart. History sees in him only the great founder of States. What the weak Western European civilization alleges about me, does not matter. I have given the order—and will have everyone shot who utters but one word of criticism—that the aim of this war does not consist in reaching certain geographical lines, but in the enemies’ physical elimination. Thus, for the time being only in the east, I put ready my Death’s Head units, with the order to kill without pity or mercy all men, women, and children of the Polish race or language. Only thus will we gain the living space that we need. Who still talks nowadays of the extermination of the Armenians?

Hitler sounds like today’s jihad leaders.

Turkey Angry At European Countries’ Recognition of Armenian Genocide; Turkish President Erdogan Says He Disregards It: ‘It Goes In One Ear And Out The Other,’ MEMRI, April 22, 2015

Over the past year, Turkey has been making preparations and taking diplomatic initiatives in advance of April 24, 2015. On April 24, Armenians worldwide commemorate the mass deportations of Armenians, and the massacre of hundreds of thousands of them, by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 during WWI; this year marks the 100th anniversary of these events. While Armenia and Armenians have always sought the international community’s recognition of these events as genocide, Turkey has denied the allegations of genocide and has blocked any such recognition by using its weight in the international arena. The Turkish government has called for the matter to be resolved by historians or by a joint commission, via an examination of the archives of all relevant countries, instead of by resolutions by politicians in various parliaments.

To divert attention from this year’s centenary, Turkey’s AKP government has shifted the date of its own traditional commemoration of the legendary victory against the Allied forces at the 1915 Battle of Gallipoli from the customary March 18 to April 24, to coincide with the Armenian remembrance. The AKP government has invited world leaders to come to Turkey for the three-day commemoration, in an attempt to steal them away from the Armenian ceremonies in Yerevan. However, these efforts appear to be failing, and Turkey was angered by Pope Francis’s April 12, 2015 description of the 1915 events as  the “first genocide of the 20th century” in a mass in St. Peter’s Basilica attended by Armenian spiritual leaders and Armenia’s president. The Pope’s recognition of “genocide,” followed by the European Parliament’s resolution for such recognition, has resulted in harsh criticism by Turkish government officials and media. France has since passed a similar resolution, and Germany has announced that its parliament would be voting on one as well.

 Turkey is now eying Washington, in anticipation of U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech about the 1915 events; this week, in an effort to influence the White House’s decision, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited the U.S.

The following are reactions to Pope Francis’s statements and the European Parliament’s resolution by AKP officials and in the Turkish press:

Turkish President Erdogan Criticizes Pope Francis, Dismisses European Parliament Resolution

In an April 14, 2015 speech to Turkish exporters, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reacted to Pope Francis’s description of the Armenian events as genocide, saying: “On his [November] visit here [to Turkey] I saw a different politician. Pay attention that I am calling him a politician, not a man of religion. When politicians and religious leaders take on the duty of historians, they produce nonsense. I condemn the Pope[‘s statements] and warn him not to repeat the same mistake.”[1]

On April 16, in a televised speech during an official visit to Kazakhstan, Erdogan responded to the European Parliament (EP) resolution calling on Turkey to recognize the Armenian genocide by saying, “We don’t recognize these kinds of decisions taken by [foreign] politicians and parliaments.” He added that Turkey ignores all such resolutions as “null and void,” and that the European Parliament’s resolution, which exploits the Armenian issue, was merely a reflection of its hostility towards Turkey. Adding that Turkey did not have a problem with the Armenian people, he said that the Turks (i.e. the Muslims Turks) had suffered and lost no less during that period.

Earlier, he had dismissed the EP resolution, saying: “Whatever decision the European Parliament takes on the Armenian genocide claims, it will go in one ear and out the other.”[2]


President Erdogan in Kazakhstan, TodaysZaman, April 16, 2015

Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu On Europe: EP Resolution “A Reflection Of Europe’s Racism”

Speaking to journalists on April 17, 2015, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu criticized Europe for terming the 1915 events “genocide,” saying: “If Europe wants to contribute to peace and to maintain its multicultural, multi-religious nature, it should refrain from making decisions that will provoke hatred against a certain religion or nation. This can only further provoke the rising anti-Islamic, anti-Turkish sentiment. This is more than Turkish-Armenian issue. This is a reflection of Europe’s racism.”

Pointing to Europe’s history of colonialism in Africa, Asia, and Australia, as well as to the destruction of a number of indigenous peoples, Davutoglu said that Europe does not have the right to single out the 1915 events. He asked: “Where are those aboriginal people? Where are the Native Americans? Where are the tribes of Africa? How were they wiped out from history?” He added that the EP resolution meant as little to Turkey as the Pope’s statement had.

He stressed that Turks and Armenians had lived together for a thousand years: “Turkey is ready to normalize relations with Armenia. What we find revolting is the disregard of the pain suffered by the Turks. We are ready to share the pain, but we will not bow our heads.”

In response to Pope Francis’s definition of the 1915 events as genocide, Davutoglu accused him of being part of “plots” against the AKP and Turkey: “I am addressing the pope: Those who escaped the genocide carried out by Catholics in Spain found peace and safety in our just system.”[3]

Turkish Officials’ Harsh Reactions To Pope’s, EP’s Statements

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists on April 14, 2015 that the pope had used different rhetoric when discussing the Armenian issue during his November 2014 visit to Turkey, and that his recent remarks did not correspond to his previous comments. “Religious leaders should focus on peace and reconciliation and not hatred and discrimination,” he said.

A joint declaration rejecting the EP’s genocide resolution as “unacceptable” was signed by the ruling party AKP and by the two opposition parties, CHP and MHP. It read: “Despite our calls, the European Parliament preferred to deepen the problem and the gap between the two peoples. We strongly condemn this biased and selective approach that disregards the pain and suffering of all the peoples of the Ottoman Empire in the tragic period of WWI, and emphasizes only the pain of one side over the pain of the others [which is deemed] unacceptable and void. With this decision, the European Parliament, acting on behalf of the European Union, has unlawfully taken judicial authority into its hands, by making baseless accusations and arriving at its own verdict on a very serious crime such as genocide. This goes against human rights, justice, history, and law. We strongly condemn this resolution, which is contrary to the idea of creating peace, tolerance, and a common future instead of wars and conflicts –  and this is the very idea that is the raison d’être of the European Parliament.”[4]

Only the Kurdish party HDP refused to sign the joint declaration; it called on the AKP government to re-examine its position of denial.


“AKP, CHP, and MHP deem EP resolution void”
Below: AKP Prime Minister Davotoglu, CHP leader Kilicdaroglu, MHP leader ???. Source: OdaTV, April 16, 2015

Former deputy prime minister Emrullah Isler told AKP officials in Ankara that genocide can be identified only with European history: “There is no genocide in our culture, our traditions, and our history. There is tolerance, compassion, and love. The Ottomans opened their doors to those who escaped genocide. The West and the Armenians know this well. If there is genocide, it is the Armenians who have committed it.[5]

Turkey’s top cleric Mehmet Gormez, who heads the Religious Affairs Directorate, called Pope Francis’s genocide comments “immoral,” and said that the Vatican should look to its own history before making accusations and throwing stones at others. On April 20, he said: “The Vatican will come out as the biggest loser if we are all called to account for past sufferings and pain caused.” He also said that Islamophobia in Europe is on the rise.[6]

Columnist: Declaration Of A Crusader War Against Turkey

Islamist columnist Yusuf Kaplan, who writes for the pro-AKP Yeni Safak daily, noted: “The Pope’s ‘genocide’ statement, followed by the EP’s passing of a ‘genocide resolution,’ constitute an unnamed declaration of war against Turkey.

“We are going through a process in which history is being reconstructed. The West sees that Turkey will within 50 years grow to be the only actor that will reshape the region’s history once again, and this is why they want to drown Turkey before that happens.

“If Turkey is not stopped, the hegemony of the West will inevitably be in danger. This is because the Westerners’ hegemony over the world is based on their hegemony over the Islamic world. When they are thrown out of the Islamic world, their withdrawal from history will begin. The West has grasped this better than we have.

“They have had two strategies to enable their hegemony: The first was to get the Ottomans out of Europe, which they have succeeded in doing. They are working on the second strategy, which is to distance the Muslim societies from Islam. This is to be done by means of Protestantization and secularization of Islam, and by dividing Islam into Shia and Sunni and creating chaos among Muslims.

“For that reason, they want to prevent Turkey from reuniting the Islamic world. The Pope’s genocide statement and the EP’s genocide resolution are the height of audacity and a threat aiming to strangle and stop Turkey.

“War has been declared against Turkey on the centennial of the Armenian events – a diplomatic Crusader war.

“Hey Pope, hey Europe! It is you who are the real blood-spillers! You must first account for the Crusader Wars, the Inquisitions, for your bloody history of colonialism.”[7]

“Opening Hagia Sophia To Muslim Prayer – The Best Response To The Pope’s Statements”

The Turkish Islamist daily Yeni Akit, which is close to the AKP government, headlined a report on statements to journalists by Abdulhamid Kayihan Osmanoglu, the grandson of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II, “Opening Hagia Sophia to [Muslim] prayer – the Best Response to the Pope’s Statements.” The sixth-century Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia, one of the world’s great monuments, was turned into a mosque by Mehmet the Conquerer in 1453 and was turned into a museum by Ataturk in 1930.

Osmanoglu said: “They [the West] have forgotten about the Ottoman rule. They need to be reminded of it. The Ayasofya [Hagia Sophia] Mosque is the endowment of our forefather Fatih Sultan [Mehmet the Conqueror]. Personally, I would want to have it opened for [Muslim] prayers right away. This would also be our best response to the Pope.”

He added that since the days of the Ottoman state, people in Middle Eastern countries had not seen a day of peace, and that the Middle East needed the justice of the Ottomans.[8]


Hagia Sophia, Yeni Akit, April 18, 2015

Yeni Akit also reported that foreign media were alarmed at the thought that Turkey would open Hagia Sophia as a mosque for Muslim prayers, after Ankara Mufti Prof. Mefail Hizli criticized Pope Francis, on April 17, for his statements on genocide, saying: “The unfortunate statements made by the Pope reflect the modern-day colors of the Crusader attacks on these lands over the course of many centuries. Frankly, I think that these comments [by the pope] will help hasten the opening of Ayasofya for [Muslim] prayers.”[9]

Turkish Foreign Minister In Washington: Erdogan And Obama Will Open Together A Mosque In Maryland Built By Turkey; Encourages Muslims To Support Obama Administration

In mid-April 2015, Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu departed for Washington for a three-day visit, ahead of President Obama’s annual statements on the Armenian issue. He held talks with American officials and also met with representatives from American Muslim organizations, telling them that the new Turkish-American Culture and Civilization Center in Maryland, which has not yet officially opened, had been constructed by Turkey as a place where all the Muslims of America could come together and pray freely.

Cavusoglu also said that President Erdogan had called President Obama and invited him to join him at the center’s opening ceremony, and that President Obama had agreed in principle to attend.[10]


President Obama and President Erdogan. Source:  Yeni Akit, April 20, 2015

During his meeting with the American Muslim representatives, Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu spoke of concerns of an increase of Islamophobia, reiterated President Obama’s statement that “ISIS is neither a state, nor Islamic,” and commended the U.S. government for its policies. He told the representatives of the Muslim community that in order to defend Islam they must support the Obama administration.

Cavusoglu also complained about propaganda activities against Turkey and the Muslims, and about some lobbies in the U.S., and asked American Muslims to support Turkey on the Armenian issue.[11]

U.S. Council Of Muslim Organizations Calls On U.S. To Avoid One-Sided Interpretation Of 1915 Events

In a statement, the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO), the largest umbrella organization of American Muslim organizations, called on the U.S. administration to act to ensure that U.S.-Turkish strategic relations are not damaged by a one-sided interpretation of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians under Ottoman rule during WWI.

The statement echoed Turkey’s points and said: “As Americans, we are concerned about alienating a key ally, Turkey, through one-sided declarations that political bodies [i.e. most European parliaments] and religious leaders [Pope Francis] have made on this subject. The events of 100 years ago should be based on a consensus among historians and academicians with access to archives and documents from that era.”[12]


USCMO banner, published by TodaysZaman, Turkey, April 20, 2015

Turkish Minister For EU: Obama Will Not Use That Word

Answering a journalist’s question on whether President Obama would use the term “genocide” in his speech on April 24, Turkish Minister for the EU Volkan Bozkir said that based on his many years of experience, Obama would not use the word. He added: “The U.S. is a superpower, and at this juncture, when there are so many problems in the region, he must take Turkey’s importance into consideration when he makes such a decision.”[13]

Endnotes:

[1] Cumhuriyet (Turkey), April 12, 2015.

[2] TodaysZaman, Cumhuriyet (Turkey), April 16, 2015.

[3] Sozcu, TodaysZaman (Turkey), April 17, 2015.

[4] Cumhuriyet (Turkey), April 16, 2015.

[5] Yeni Akit (Turkey), April 18, 2015.

[6] TodaysZaman (Turkey), April 20, 2015.

[7] Yeni Safak (Turkey), April 17, 2015.

[8] Yeni Akit (Turkey), April 19, 2015.

[9] Yeni Akit (Turkey), April 18, 2015.

[10] Hurriyet (Turkey), April 20, 2015.

[11] Yeni Akit (Turkey), April 20, 2015.

[12] TodaysZaman (Turkey), April 20, 2015.

[13] Yeni Akit (Turkey), April 21, 2015.

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Jim Fox
Jim Fox
8 years ago

In one Erdogan ear and out the other-
Stating the obvious- there nothing in there to stop it…

rambler
rambler
8 years ago

Expecting people, who are taught that infidels don’t count, to condemn the killings of those infidels? Expecting that the religious leaders of those people who preach hate, death and enslavement of those infidels to condemn the treatment of those infidels? Expecting that a religion which teaches that utopia and peace will come when the entire world is run by muslims and composed of muslims will condemn the murder of all non-muslims? Well, then….. that would be expecting a reasonable response from unreasonable people. Mass murderers deserve to be removed from the planet.

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sylva portoian
sylva portoian
8 years ago

Please don’t use all muslims …Sunni TURKISH muslims mostly …but not the Shia …Shia will not in line with them …neither the Aiiawis…

St. Michael Defend Us
St. Michael Defend Us
8 years ago
Reply to  sylva portoian

I do not understand you. I looked at some of your posts. I thought you were Armenian. Why are you defending ANY muslim?

sylva portoian
sylva portoian
8 years ago

We lived with Muslim Arabs most of our lives…they Love Armenians, we never had problems with them …And Jews lived in Iraq and never liked to leave Iraq …Iraqi Arabs are very educated and nice people ..they never hate anyone …Turkish muslims are never muslims …they carry their ugly genes from Seljuk,Tatars, Mongols, Turks …their genes are different than Arabs …New ISIS are of Turkish origin ..like in the past …arrived from every site to destroy Armenian churches and others…Even Arab poets wrote “the sons of Turks you are never muslims” when Jamal pasha the Butcher hanged Arab literates in Lebanon and Syria in May 6,1916…Everyone suffered from Turks, not only Armenians… they are Butchers…Arabs call them saffahs (butchers).

Rocinante44
Rocinante44
8 years ago

no surprise here. obola absolutely detests Christians and jesus Christ. so what if the muslim turks slaughtered a couple million Christian crackers 100 years ago? it’s about as meaningful to obola as isis murdering a few hundred more Christians every week. I mean, never forget this creep ordered the cross of Christ covered with a sheet when he spoke at Georgetown, he tells the world that we are not and never have been a Christian nation, and he goes to a chrisitian meeting around easter and tells the world how awful Christians are while his muslim buddies are pitching Christian refugees into the Mediterranean. an America that votes for this evil and continues to applaud it will not be around in one more generation

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
8 years ago

It goes in one ear and out the other because there is nothing in there to stop it.

conan_drum
conan_drum
8 years ago

This not the only genocide done by the TURKS, After the WW1 in 1923 the Turks and Greeks exchanged populations living in their territories. The Turks murdered many Greek men in cold blood leaving many children orphaned

mezcukor
mezcukor
8 years ago

It should say Obama does not recognize Armenian genocide and not America.

Abraham Yeshuratnam
Abraham Yeshuratnam
8 years ago

Erdogan wants to debunk history. Even the present day Turks, including Erdogan, are the offspring of raped and forcibly converted Christian women and girls by the invading army of Ottoman Turks commanded by Sultan Mehmed II.in 1453. The conquest of Constantinople followed a seven-week siege. During this period there was widespread raping, looting and pillaging. Physical features of the present day Turks are exactly like Europeans, not Arabs. for they are all the raped descendants of Byzantine Christian Greeks. Educated Turks should realize this historical phenomenon and return to the real religion of their forefathers, Christianity, for Islam was invented by Muhammad 700 years after the birth of Christianity. Most Biblical characters such as Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, even Jesus, Mary, and a host of others were hijacked to Koran when it was composed by Muhammad’s confidante and private secretary, Zaid ibn Thabit, since Muhammad was illiterate. Christian angel Gabriel who appeared before Mary to announce the birth of Jesus is also used by Muhammad for his so-called revelations to compose Koran. Forcible conversion and terror tactics such as beheading, immolation, raping, sex slavery and murder led to the spread of Islam. Arabia which had idol worshiping Arabs, Jews and Christian Arabs was made 100% Islam by these violent and horror tactics. Erdogan cannot deny Armenian genocide when there are photographs of thousands of skulls and skeletons. Is he blind?

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