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Hrair Maroukhian   A special requiem service in memory of Long-time ARF Bureau chairman and leader Hrair Maroukhian   Sunday, January 4, 2009 At St. Garabed Armenian Church 1614 N Alexandria Ave., Hollywood   A memorial reception will follow at Karapetian Hall

Sunday December 28, 2008

Armenian benefactor Raffy Manoukian

• Raffi Manoukian Donates New Equipment to Horizon Television

• Press Release

Tuesday December 23, 2008

BREAKING NEWS

• Turkish MP Urges Parliament to Apologize to Armenians

Monday December 22, 2008

Col. Theoneste Bagosora Receives Life in Prison,

14 Years After Genocidal Acts

• ANCA Welcomes Conviction of Rwandan Genocide Mastermind

• Genocide Prevention Project to Expand Fight on Genocide

  Friday December 18, 2008

HRAIR MAROUKHIAN'S LEGACY

• Ankara Again Tries Muzzling Talk of Genocide

• Apologies Surpass 13,000; Sabotage Suspected in Effort

Thursday December 18, 2008

• Turkish PM scorns Armenia apology

Wednesday December 17, 2008

Wednesday December 17, 2008

• Turkey Frets Looming US Recognition of Genocide

Tuesday December 16, 2008

• Genocide Apology Condemned by Turkey's Denial Architects

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Monday December 15, 2008

• Garen Yegparian Enters Race For The Burbank City Council  

• Turkish Universities to Launch Armenian Departments

Thursday December 11, 2008

• The Legacy of UN Declaration on Genocide 60 Years Later

Wednesday December 10, 2008

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

• UN Chief Calls for Action Against Genocide

Tuesday December 9, 2008

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

• Genocide Deniers Set Course for Genocide Prevention

• Armenian Intellectuals Calls on Gul to Recognize Genocide

• Open Letter to Abdullah Gul

Monday December 8, 2008

• Armenians Mark 20 Years Since Devastating Quake

• Turks Create False Impressions To Block Obama's Promises

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Friday December 5, 2008

   ARF Warns of Turkish Ploys
 

• Amanpour Screams 'Bloody Murder' But Not about Armenian Genocide

Please tune into CNN on Thursday, December 4th at 6:00 PM PST to view this special documentary, covering the Armenian Genocide.

Cristiane Amanpour in Another CNN Special

Tuesday  December 2, 2008

• ANCA Welcomes Clinton's Appointment As Secretary Of State

Monday December 1, 2008

• Fall 2008 Haytoug Preview

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• An Interview with Dr. Ara Khanjian

      Armenian Fonts Download      

Sunday December 28, 2008

Raffi Manoukian Donates New Equipment to Horizon Television

LITTLE ARMENIA--The board of directors of the Armenian Media Network are pleased to announce a recent donation of $150,000 for the purchase of new state-of-the art equipment for Horizon Television by noted benefactor and long-time Horizon TV supporters Mr. Raffy Manoukian who has supported various initiatives at Horizon Television from the early days of its inception.
 
“From the first years of production, to our 10th anniversary and to present-day 20th anniversary Mr. Raffy Manoukian has been an ardent supporter and has always ensured, through his generosity, that Horizon's technical capabilities are up to par with market standards,” said Horizon General Manager Harry Vorperian.

Horizon is only a part of Mr. Raffy Manoukian's generous philanthropy in the Armenian community. Most recently, the Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church announced a $6 million commitment from him for the establishment of a high school in the Glendale community.

Mr. Manoukian has also financed the multiple award-winning documentary “Screamers,” Carla Garapedian's examination of the Armenian Genocide denial featuring the band System of a Down.

His contributions and charitable efforts span the globe, with a special emphasis on educational, health, sports and media ventures. He is a generous contributor to the following charities:

Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
Queen Elizabeth's Foundation
The Duke of York Sports Foundation
Elton John Aids Foundation

The Bryan Adams Foundation..
Oxford University
Royal Academy of Music (London)
Amnesty International
Armenian National Committee of America
American University of Beirut
Yeghishe Manoukian School (Lebanon)
The Armenian Evangelical College in Lebanon

“We are very grateful to Mr. Raffy Manoukian for his generous contribution to Horizon Television,” said Vorperian, adding that “Mr. Manoukian's most recent contribution has enabled us to upgrade our equipment with critically important technical and creative tools for our studios, which will enable us to continue providing quality programming to our growing audience.”

Sunday December 28, 2008

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Monday December 22, 2008

Turkish MP Urges Parliament to Apologize to Armenians

ISTANBUL (Marmara)--A Turkish parliament member's request Sunday that the legislature apologize to Armenians for the “events of 1915” has caused an uproar in parliament, with members hurling personal insults at one another.

Democratic Society Party (DTP) member Osman Euzcelik brought the matter up during parliament's discussion of the education ministry budget and went on to recall the Armenian massacres by using the Kurdish word that describes Genocide.

He also said that he had heard stories about the Armenian killings as child growing up in Turkey and added that the killings were planned by the sultan of the Ottoman Empire and were carried out by groups called Hamiddiye, which also had Kurdish members.

Euzcelik likened the campaign to kill Armenians to the current campaign waged against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

“These groups killed a large number of Armenians. A lot of times they would line up the Armenians and shoot them in the chest. All Armenians of Martin were killed and some fled to Syria,” said Euzcelik, who added that his grandfather's family provided refuge for Genocide survivors.

Nevzad Pakdil, who was presiding over the parliament session, interrupted Euzcelik, blasting him for “insulting the society in which you live.”

Euzcelik said that he was apologizing to Armenians on his own behalf.

Pakdil intervened again attempting to stifle the parliament member. Members of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) applauded the Pakdil while another DTP member, Surru Saken directed his anger to Paktdil by saying, “Mr. Chairman, you represent the Marash district and you know full well the extent of the tragedy that unfolded there.”

This comment prompted a member of the AKP to walk toward DTP members and begin screaming at his fellow parliamentarians. Another parliament member intervened to stop what could have become a physical altercation.

“Should we not talk about the facts? There is not one Assyrian left,” screamed another DTP member during the commotion, which was followed by several DTP members leaving the parliament.

Earlier in October, DTP leader, Ahmet Turk, denounced the government's policy regarding the Kurdish issue, describing it as “cultural and societal genocide."

"The policy of denial, assimilation and eradication has affected people. Only the Kurds resisted. They still resist," Turk told demonstrators in the south-eastern city of Diyarbakir on October 22.

DTP, the country's main Kurdish party, has been under siege by the Turkish government, facing a possible ban by the constitutional court in what is widely recognized as being a politically charged case aimed at decapitating the party.

Monday December 22, 2008

Genocide Prevention Project to Expand Fight on Genocide

NEW YORK--The Armenian National Committee of America, Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) welcomed Monday the launching of Genocide Prevention Project (GPP), a newly created organization working to expand the outreach and mobilization of advocacy action during times of mass atrocity and genocide.

"The ANCA is very enthusiastic about the launch of Genocide Prevention Project as an invaluable tool to help end the cycle of genocide," said ANCA ER Executive Director Karine Birazian.  "We look forward to working with their New York headquarters to expand the anti-genocide constituency in the United States, as part of the effort to end the Darfur genocide and prevent future crimes against humanity."

Originally launched in 2007 under the banner "Dream for Darfur," GPP activists called on 2008 Olympics host country, China, to encourage Sudan to end atrocities committed against the people of Darfur.  The effort drew international attention, spotlighting the ongoing genocide in the region, which has already cost some 400,000 lives.  Following the Olympics closing ceremonies, GPP expanded its efforts and began work with survivors and the anti-genocide constituency on a wide rang of genocide prevention efforts.

"The best way to stop genocide is to prevent it from happening," said Jill Savitt, Executive Director of the Genocide Prevention Project. "We are organizing survivors of past genocides, and their descendants and friends, to call on the global community to adopt a prevention framework 's pro-active diplomatic activity at the earliest stages of conflict.  We will use Genocide Prevention Month next April to educate and motivate a civic response calling for an end to genocide and mass atrocity crimes."

GPP's website, http://www.preventORprotect.org includes information on past genocides from Armenia to Rwanda, information on the genocide in Darfur as well as the special feature - "30 Days of Action in April," which provides ways for the international community to join the movement and show their support for genocide prevention.  The organization also released a letter from genocide survivors marking the 60th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which called for the international community to prevent genocide, mass atrocities and protect civilians under attack.  Amongst the signatories were Armenian Genocide survivors Adriyan Bagciyan, Arsalos Dadir, Onorik Eminian, Hingeni Evernsel, Perouz Kalousdian, Charlotte Kechejian and Alice Shnorhokian.

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.
 

Monday December 22, 2008

ANCA Welcomes Conviction of Rwandan Genocide Mastermind

WASHINGTON-- The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Monday hailed a United Nations court decision sentencing Rwanda Genocide mastermind, Col. Theoneste Bagosora, to life in prison.

Major Aloys Ntabakuze and Lieutenant Colonel Anatole Nsengiyumva  were also convicted of crimes ranging from genocide to crimes against humanity and war crimes.

"As we commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide, Col. Bagosora's conviction sends a powerful message that there is no escape from a genocidal past," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.  "The world will continue to follow the ICTR's efforts, as other perpetrators of the Rwandan are placed on trial."

Following intense judicial scrutiny, Col. Bagosora, an ethnic Hutu, was found guilty of ordering the Hutu militia to slaughter ethnic Tutsis civilians.  The U.N. established the Tanzania-based International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) tribunal in late 1994. Bagosora was captured in neighboring Camaroon in 1997 and stood trial beginning 2002.  After hearing from some 242 witnesses, the court began its deliberation in June 1, 2007.

"After 14 years of waiting it is a relief to see a genocide mastermind like Bagosora receive a life the sentence that he deserves for his role in the 1994 genocide," commented Jacqueline Murekatete, Rwanda genocide survivor and human rights activist. "For survivors, this is certainly a step towards justice, but more needs to be done by the ICTR.  Several other masterminds still await trial in Arusha and many more are fugitives who still enjoy safe havens around the world. I hope ICTR will also bring justice to these individuals for the sake of the million murdered, for the survivors, and for humanity at large."

At the age of 9, Murekatete lost her parents, six siblings, and a grandmother during the Rwandan genocide. In the U.S.. she founded Jacqueline's Human Rights Corner, a genocide prevention education program, which has helped educate thousands on the Rwandan Genocide and genocide prevention.

The Rwandan Genocide claimed the lives of close to 1,000,000 Tutsi's during the months of April to June of 1994.  Following a plane crash that took the life of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana of on April 6th, Hutu extremists began killing countless Tutsis.  Despite pleas to the international community, the crimes continued until a Tutsi rebel movement, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) overthrew the Hutu government and seized power. For years following the Rwandan genocide, Bagosora denied responsibility for the crimes he committed.

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is the largest and most influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in coordination with a network of offices, chapters and supporters throughout the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of issues.
 

Friday December 18, 2008

HRAIR MAROUKHIAN'S LEGACY

A long time leader of the ARF, Hrair Maroukhian passed away on December 21, 1998.
After 10 years his ideas and words are still in our minds and for those who forgot here is one of his famous sentences.
" Hay Heghapokhagan Tashnagtsoutian polor sharkeroun anounov , Hayasdani mayr gazmagerboutenen minchev Ameriga minchev Lipanan Barsgasdan yev Yevroba, Goch goughem polorin, polorin , polorin! Veratarnal Hayrenik, Yertal Hayrenik, dzarayel Hay joghovourtin, Mernel Hay joghovourti hamar, Abretsnelou hamar Hay joghovourte"
That's what he worked for during his life ,he worked for the great "TEBI YERGIR" ideology ,he believed and worked for the Artsakh Liberation war, he used to say that Artsakh war has to be won ,because it represents the important step in our lives ,if we win it the Armenians can keep fighting for their cause ,if we lose it ,it will destroy our will .
Artsakh is liberated
Armenia is Rising
We are Fighting for all our rights.
Thats our promise to you Enger Hrair Maroukhian, to keep fighting for all our rights, to keep believing in tebi yergir ,to keep serving the Armenian people.
 

Apologies Surpass 13,000; Sabotage Suspected in Effort

ISTANBUL (Combined Sources)--The number of signatories on a Turkish petition to apologize for what they call the “Great catastrophe of 1915” has surpassed 13,000, however on Thursday the Web site hosting the petition went offline for three hours and returned without the option to sign the petition or the list of participating signatories.

The effort, initiated by a number of prominent Turkish academics and writers and launched on Monday, has garnered unprecedented participation from the Turkish public, who joined the scholars in support of this initiative.

But the 73 pages that list the more than 13,000 signatories on ozurdiliyoruz.com have been deleted from the site and no more signatures can be submitted.

Coincidentally, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyep Erdogan Wednesday denounced the “apology campaign” saying that Turks had nothing for which to apologize. In stark contrast, Turkish President Abdullah Gul voiced support for the petition saying that the effort allows the signatories to exercise their freedom of expression. He reiterated his support on Thursday.

"I do not accept nor supports this campaign. We did not commit a crime therefore we do not need to come up with excuses," said Erdogan.

In retaliation to this campaign, Turkish nationalist groups launched an alternative Web site--ozurdiliyorum.com--that claims there was no genocide, thus there is no need to apologize.

Meanwhile, the Azeri Press Agency reported Thursday that Turkish opposition parliament member Janan Aritman is alleging that Gul's mother was Armenian adding that his support of the petition stemmed from his ancestry.

"We see that the president supports this campaign. Abdullah Gul should be the president of the entire Turkish nation and not of his ethnic origin. Investigate the ethnic origin of the president's mother, and you will see," said Artiman, adding "the organizers of this petition are traitors."

The petition, which does not use the word “Genocide” in referring to the slaughter of Armenians, has elicited strong support and has prompted a national dialogue and discourse in Turkey that will go a long way for Turks to confront their history.

 

Thursday December 18, 2008

Ankara Again Tries Muzzling Talk of Genocide

BY ALLEN YEKIKAN

LOS ANGELES--Amid a growing movement in Turkey calling for an apology of the Armenian Genocide, the Turkish press reported Thursday that a Turkish Foreign Ministry delegation visiting Washing has allegedly secured assurances from top Obama aides that they will lobby the President-elect to refrain from describing the events of 1915 as Genocide during his first April 24 address.

Published in Turkey's English-language Hurriyet Daily News, the report said Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan and Foreign Ministry Deputy Undersecretary Feridun Sinirlioglu "paid a recent visit to Washington" on December 8-9 for "a series of talks" with aides to President-elect Obama and Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton.

The delegation is said to have been given the "impression" that Obama's team would "advise [the President-elect] to refrain from using the term genocide" in the annual commemoration address, according to Hurriyet.

The news comes amid a budding movement in Turkey calling for an apology to the Armenians for what is being referred to as the "Great Catastrophe of 1915."

The unprecedented apology was initiated earlier this month by a group of 200 Turkish academics, journalists, writers and artists disagreeing with the official Turkish version denying the Armenian Genocide.

The petition, entitled "I apologize," was posted on the internet on Monday and has thus far garnered over 13,500 signatures from the Turkish public.

“I cannot conscientiously accept the indifference to the Great Catastrophe that Ottoman Armenians suffered in 1915, and its denial. I reject this injustice and acting of my own will, I share the feelings and pains of my Armenian brothers and sisters, and I apologize to them,” the petition reads.

"Today, as the voices of Turkey's civil society speak out on this pressing human rights issue, the leaders of democratic countries around the world have a unique opportunity and responsibility to stand with them by unequivocally recognizing the Armenian Genocide," said Elizabeth Chouldjian, the Communications Director of the Armenian National Committee of America.

But Turkey's Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Wednesday refused to join the rapidly growing online petition, saying that it is "unreasonable to apologize when there is no reason."

"If there is a crime, then those who committed it can offer an apology. My nation, my country has no such issue," he said about the petition, which has also drawn harsh criticism from Turkish nationalists and some 60 Turkish diplomats and ambassadors.

Erdogan warned the apology threatened to damage improving relations between Armenia and Turkey, an argument often used by Turkish officials to derail international efforts at nudging Turkey to recognize the crime.

The two diplomats are reported to have echoed those warnings during their meetings, saying that "bringing the Armenian claims to Congress would not only seriously hurt Turkish-American relations but also the new period of dialogue started between Yerevan and Ankara."

The two also allegedly issued a tacit warning on behalf of Ankara, echoing previous Turkish threats that the President elect's use of the word genocide would "have a negative reflection on the cooperation of the two countries in resolving regional issues, including Iraq."

The report stands in stark contrast to a series of statements issued by President-elect Obama expressing the urgency of a U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

"President-elect Obama has been clear--both as Senator and Presidential candidate--in his calls for proper U.S. reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide," Chouldjian said.

 

Turkish PM scorns Armenia apology

Turkey's prime minister has criticized a Turkish internet petition which apologizes for the "great catastrophe" of 1915 when Armenians were massacred.

The petition was launched by more than 200 Turkish academics and newspaper columnists earlier this week.

Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "I find it unreasonable to apologize when there is no reason".

Hundreds of thousands of Armenians died at the hands of Ottoman Turks in 1915. Turkey denies that it was "genocide".

Mr Erdogan said the petition risked stirring trouble. He called it "irrational" and "wrong".

Many international historians say the massacres and deaths of Armenians during their forced removal from what is now eastern Turkey were "genocide".

Turkey vehemently denies that, arguing that those who died were just victims of the turmoil of World War I, in which many innocent Muslim Turks also died.

The intellectuals behind the petition say they want to challenge the official denial and provoke discussion in Turkish society about what happened, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford reports from Istanbul.

The petition is entitled "I apologize".

A short statement at the top reads: "My conscience cannot accept the ignorance and denial of the Great Catastrophe that the Ottoman Armenians were subjected to in 1915. I reject this injustice and - on my own behalf - I share the feelings and pain of my Armenian brothers - and I apologize to them."

The petition was condemned on Tuesday by some 60 Turkish former ambassadors, who called it an act of betrayal.

The Turkish-Armenian writer Hrant Dink was killed last year for openly saying that the events of 1915 were genocide.

Previously he had been tried for "insulting Turkishness" for his comments on 1915 - as was Orhan Pamuk, the Nobel prize-winning author, who said that a million Armenians were killed "in these lands" and no-one dared talk about it.
 

Wednesday December 17, 2008

Turkey Frets Looming US Recognition of Genocide

BY ALLEN YEKIKAN

Prospects are high for a US recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the incoming administration of president elect Barack Obama, a leading member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation said Tuesday, reiterating his party's calls for Yerevan not to buckle under Turkish pressure by accepting a package deal that would see, among other things, the establishment of a joint study on the genocide in exchange for normal ties.

For years, Turkey has anxiously pushed for an intergovernmental commission to examine the events of 1915, hoping Yerevan would eventually be forced to green light the initiative to ease the economic strains caused by the Turkish blockade.

The two countries have seen a thaw in relations since President Serzh Sarkisian met with his Turkish counterpart in Armenia to watch a soccer game against their national teams.

The meeting, which kicked off a series of negotiations between the Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers, raised prospects that Ankara was ready to normalize relations with Yerevan.

But the dialogue between the two countries that began with Gul's visit to Yerevan has apparently stalled, the ARF's Political Director, Kiro Manoyan, told reporters at the Patarak press club, citing as the reason Turkey's unwillingness to budge on a series of demands requiring Armenia to drop genocide recognition, accept Turkey's territorial integrity, and relinquish Karabakh.

He said Turkish officials are being told by Washington insiders to quickly conclude an agreement with Armenia to “prevent recognition [of the Genocide] by the United States."

Ankara has warned Washington against recognizing the Armenian Genocide, saying it would hurt the current reconciliation process.

Manoyan noted, however, that a US recognition of the genocide would have the opposite effect, leaving Turkey with little option but to follow suit or risk damaging its projected image as a positive actor in the region.

Recognition by the United States would, in fact, be very helpful to Turkey and the international community at large, according to Andrew Kzirian of the US based Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

“This action would demonstrate that even among friends, historical reality is honored and in fact could help diplomatic relations to be based on honest and open communications," said Kzirian, the Executive Director of the ANCA's Western Region.

But Turkey's increasing pressure to “force the issue of progressing diplomatic communication is obviously motivated by an insincere purpose,” Kzirian noted, pointing to Ankara's efforts to derail the US from going on record about the genocide.

Over the past few months, the Turkish government has launched an intense media blitz to distort the present reality, misquoting officials, and wrongly reporting developments.

“These deceitful practices are all driven by the intense desire to fabricate a full-blown diplomatic rapprochement when Turkey still refuses to open the border and demands other concessions from Yerevan,” Kzirian sad. “All this is intended to stifle genocide recognition by the US government in the coming months.”

The ARF has long urged Yerevan to be cautious in its diplomatic relations with Turkey. Earlier this month its Bureau issued a statement reiterating that point, warning that the Turkish government is manipulating Yerevan's olive branch to scuttle “the genocide recognition process,” and make “relations between the two states conditional on Armenia's relations with a third country, Azerbaijan.”

The statement, issued on December 1 after a three day plenary session of the party's governing body, stressed the strategic importance of genocide recognition for Armenia's foreign policy.

Manoyan stressed that point, saying the impact of international recognition of the crime would be bolstered by a US affirmation.

“The primary objective for the recognition process is to nudge Turkey into recognizing the Genocide,” he explained, adding that those efforts are approaching a tipping point as a result of increasing discussion on the genocide  in Turkish society.

“Though Turkey is far from recognizing the fact of the Genocide, Turkish society is finally beginning to recognize its history,” he said, commenting on a recent petition issued by Turkish academics apologizing for the crime.

The apology for the “great catastrophe” came in an open letter that invites Turks to sign an online petition supporting its sentiments

"My conscience does not accept the insensitivity showed to and the denial of the Great Catastrophe that the Ottoman Armenians were subjected to in 1915,” the letter said. “I reject this injustice and for my share, I empathize with the feelings and pain of my Armenian brothers. I apologize to them."

Echoing those sentiments, nearly 300 Armenian intellectuals and other public figures early this week appealed to Turkey's president to end his government's denial of the genocide, saying that Turkey's recognition of the crime is a necessary condition for reconciliation between the two countries.

“I think this letter is significant in the sense that it originated from Armenia and clearly reflects our public's view that it is impossible to evade the issue of genocide recognition,” Manoyan told reporters. "International recognition of the Armenian Genocide remains a priority for the Republic's foreign policy.”

The Armenian government should recognize the potential of these developments, Manoyan said, urging Yerevan to adopt a concrete policy on the genocide that rejects any proposals for a joint study of its facts.
 

Wednesday December 17, 2008

Wednesday December 17, 2008

Turkish PM Says He Won't Apologize to Armenians

ANKARA (Combined Sources)--Turkey's prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Wednesday he will not join a rapidly growing petition by Turks apologizing on the Internet for what they call the "Great Catastrophe" of the Armenians.

The unprecedented apology was initiated earlier this month by a group of 200 Turkish academics, journalists, writers and artists disagreeing with the official Turkish version  of denying the Armenian Genocide. Their petition, entitled “I apologize,” was posted on a special website (www.ozurdiliyoruz.com) on Monday.

More than 11,000 Turks signed it as of Wednesday morning, indicating their names, occupations and places of residence.

“I cannot conscientiously accept the indifference to the Great Catastrophe that Ottoman Armenians suffered in 1915, and its denial,” reads the petition. “I rej