tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post7444768602153059037..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: The Ottomans: The Armenian GenocideCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-2447399989832590732014-03-08T09:22:48.627+00:002014-03-08T09:22:48.627+00:00I don't understand why the modern Turkish Repu...I don't understand why the modern Turkish Republic, which is usually so concerned to distance and dissociate itself from the Ottoman Empire, is so sensitive about this issue. One would indeed expect the reverse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-1166442107258032522014-01-20T13:40:17.269+00:002014-01-20T13:40:17.269+00:00murat felsefe, I don't know if you are misinfo...murat felsefe, I don't know if you are misinformed or a propagandist but the Armenian state archives are, in fact, open to researchers and you can find their contact information on their website here www.armarchives.am .<br /><br />The Armenian state was established after the Genocide so it is anybodies guess exactly what documents your side wants to examine and how those documents will shed light on whether the mass deaths of Armenians were due to a secret Ottoman policy of Genocide or not. <br /><br />What will reveal the true intent of Ottoman policy are the archives of the political party in power during the WW1, that is, the archives of Committee of Union and Progress (Ittihat ve Terraki). These crucial archives have disappeared from the face of the earth and the reason is obvious. So you are wrong to say that ALL Ottoman archives are open. It's simply not true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-66084159610487028162013-12-26T22:40:26.330+00:002013-12-26T22:40:26.330+00:00Armenians are continuously HIDING and manipulating...Armenians are continuously HIDING and manipulating facts. Ihope now that the researchers can freely and without any fear research what happened in 1915.<br />Notice that in 2013 ALL Ottoman Empire archieves are open to the researchers and any researcher can freely read ALL the archieves and documents in Turkey.<br />However, Armenia still does not allow its archieves to be searched and reserached. murat felsefehttp://www.felsefede.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-68296957102303772502013-10-27T16:16:42.036+00:002013-10-27T16:16:42.036+00:00I agreed to give an interview for a BBC documentar...I agreed to give an interview for a BBC documentary regarding the Ottoman Empire and World War I. The focus of the interview was the British Parliamentary Blue Book, "The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire," which was published in 1916.<br /><br />Prior to our interview, I corresponded with the BBC production team. I pointed out the strength of the various accounts that underpinned the British report, how such material was used to construct the Armenian Genocide thesis, and how this thesis can be critically evaluated today. <br /><br />When I met the film crew, they had already shot their interviews in Turkey and chose not to discuss any of their previous material with me. All of the questions in our interview were provided by the producer and restricted to the Blue Book. There was no exchange of views regarding the Armenian Genocide and its denial by Turkey today.<br /><br />The final cut of the film was a stitch-up.<br /><br />* Ara Sarafian is a historian specialising on the late Ottoman Empire. He is the editor of the critial edition of the British Parliamentary Blue Book "The Treatment of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, 1915-16... [uncensored edition]" and "Talaat Pasha's Report on the Armenian Genocide." For more information please contact www.gomidas.orgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697535660729012795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-3119112193731740472013-10-23T06:35:41.245+01:002013-10-23T06:35:41.245+01:00The British have always supported the Turkish stat...The British have always supported the Turkish state and are therefore unlikely to give an impartial view of what happened during the Ottoman Empire. It is sad that the BBC which was revealed world wide as an impartial body has now become the mouthpiece of the British Government. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-34750450663611409102013-10-22T19:34:40.839+01:002013-10-22T19:34:40.839+01:00Yes, to your question of bias. The BBC, which I ad...Yes, to your question of bias. The BBC, which I admire, has for some years chosen to present a one-sided view and ignore the Armenian genocide. Gone are the days when they made programmes filmed in Turkey questioning why some villages were deserted (documentary by Fergal Keane). Rageh Omar looked distinctly bored and uninterested when Ara Sarafian was reading eye witness accounts in British archives, and afterwards the historian's words were drowned. It all felt like propaganda, and as with all such attempts, it had very little to offer except misleading conclusions. One talking head said to call it a genocide, it would have to be planned, and there was no evidence for that. What planet is he living on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com