'Islamist' Turkish president urges Pope not to repeat erroneous statements regarding 1915 events. (Taz).
The Turkish president urges Pope not to repeat the erroneous statements regarding the 1915 events, the Turkish TV channel TRT Haber said Apr.14.
The Pope's statement that the events of 1915 are the “Armenian genocide” is a gross error and a one-sided assessment of the events, according to the president.
Speaking to the members of the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) at the presidential palace Ak Saray, Erdoğan lashed out at Pope Francis, saying he greatly regretted his remarks about the so-called Armenian genocide.
“Whenever politicians and religious functionaries assume the duties of historians, then delirium comes out, not fact. I again reiterate the call for a joint commission [on the events] and emphasize that we are ready to open our archives to their full extent. I condemn Mr. Pope and hope that he will not make the same mistake again, and urge him not to,” Erdoğan said.
“The events of 1915 affected not only Armenians, but also other peoples of the region,” said Erdogan.
He also went on to add that Turkey is ready, as before, to open the 'Cleaned' archives in order to establish the truth about the events of 1915. “If Armenia has archives, let the country also open them,” Erdogan said.
At the beginning of the Mass, dedicated to the centennial of the so-called Armenian genocide, Pope Francis said on April 12 that in the XX century, mankind experienced three “big unprecedented tragedies” - the so-called Armenian genocide, Nazism and Stalinism.
The Pontiff described the tortures endured at the beginning of the last century by Armenians, Syrian Catholics and Orthodox, Assyrians and Greeks, as “the first genocide of the twentieth century.”
Statement by Pope Francis regarding the 1915 events doesn’t mean anything for Turkey, said the message of the Turkish foreign ministry earlier.(So why all the fuss?)
The message said that Vatican unilaterally evaluates the events of 1915, turning a blind eye to the fact that these events led to death of both a part of the Muslim population of Turkey and representatives of other religious minorities. Hmm.......Thank God some Turks have enough human decency to recognize and expose the facts !
@miskelayla @etabori Anyway after the papal visit to #Turkey : "It is not possible to have interfaith dialogue" http://t.co/uv6372laUB
— MFS - The Other News (@MFS001) April 12, 2015
Celal bey, governor of Konya: 'Islam orders them to be protected' pic.twitter.com/PbOd1SQSjb
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) April 12, 2015
Let's remember Governor of Basra, Ferit Bey who rejected the implementation of 1915 Armenian Deportation. pic.twitter.com/hwH80gsy6k
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) April 6, 2015
Let's remember Muslims from Yozgat objecting to 1915 Armenian Deportation. pic.twitter.com/VQoGqfWUnv
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) April 10, 2015
Faik Ali Bey, Governor of Kütahya, who objected to 1915 Armenian Deportation is the voice of common conscience. pic.twitter.com/pkCsZ2Rn4m
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) April 9, 2015
People of Dersim protecting thousands of Armenians during the process of 1915 Deportation is the 'common conscience' pic.twitter.com/ytZ6MM2Ho3
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) April 7, 2015
Fihham Pasha, the governor of Muş, who dispersed the group which was stirring up people against Armenians is the common conscience.
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) March 27, 2015
Muhammed Hamdi Bey from Diyarbakır / Çermik who protected Armenians and Syrians during 1915 Deportation is the common conscience.
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) March 26, 2015
Sıtkı Bey, district governor of Savur, who protected more than 200 Dominican Christians in the process of 1915 is the common conscience.
— Conscience in 1915 (@Conscience_1915) March 23, 2015
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