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Baku offers Ankara help against Kurds, wants support on Karabakh?

November 11, 2012 By administrator

November 9, 2012 – 21:30 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – Azerbaijani MP Faraj Guliyev, who is also the chairman of the country’s National Revival Movement, has said that Azerbaijan should join forces with Turkey to fight against terrorism, Today’s Zaman reported.

“The Azerbaijani military should team up with Turkish troops to fight terrorism,” Guliyev said in a talk with the Turkish state-owned Anatolia news agency.

Commenting on bilateral relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan as well as political and military developments, Guliyev said it is time for Turkish-Azerbaijani ties, or even relations across the Turkic world, to move from the economic and cultural spheres into the areas of politics and the military.

“Azerbaijan and Turkey are already cooperating militarily, as the Turkish Armed Forces support the modernization, organizational structure and military education of the Azerbaijani army under NATO standardization. If that is the case, then why shouldn’t we establish a military union and fight against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party [PKK]? Turkish troops have enough power in this struggle, but our involvement would solidify our partnership. If a war breaks out in Nagorno Karabakh, Turkish soldiers might be involved on Azeri side. We can later develop this union into a military bloc,” Guliyev said.

Guliyev also noted that Azerbaijan can come up with a common Eurasia bloc together with Turkey and other Turkic states in the areas of politics, economy and military, adding that the Turkic states should be urged to make solid steps in the military sphere.

According to Guliyev, military cooperation between Turkey and Azerbaijan has advanced since 2007. “However, this collaboration should be transformed, legally and boldly, into a joint military unit encompassing all areas,” he said.

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Armenian president urges enhanced cooperation with Iran

October 27, 2012 By administrator

Reported By: PressTV
Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan has stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation with Iran in various political, economic and cultural fields.

“Armenia is interested in enhanced relations with its neighbor, Iran, and bolstering effective cooperation between the two countries. This will help increase bilateral commercial exchanges,” Sarksyan said in a meeting with Iran’s Energy Minister Majid Namjou on Friday.

He lauded the growing ties between Yerevan and Tehran and expressed confidence that the Iran-Armenia joint state commission would play a leading role in the further expansion of cooperation in all areas.

The Armenian president said the construction of Meghri hydroelectric power plant over the Aras River, which forms the common border between two countries, would begin soon as another instance of constructive bilateral cooperation.

According to an agreement reached by the Iranian energy minister and his Armenian counterpart, Armen Movsisian, in June, the hydroelectric power plant, which will straddle the border river, will have the capacity to produce 130 megawatts (MW) of electricity.

Namjou, for his part, said he would spare no effort to implement agreements already reached by the Iranian and Armenian presidents.

In December 2011, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Armenian counterpart signed five documents for cooperation and memoranda of understanding (MoUs).

The agreements included cooperation on the construction and launch of hydroelectric power plants on the Aras river, joint cooperation between the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran and Armenia’s National Institute of Standards, cooperation in social welfare and affairs as well as bilateral environmental cooperation.

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NKR President Press Spokesman does not exclude Artsakh independence recognition by Uruguay

October 26, 2012 By administrator

15:30, 26 October, 2012

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 26, ARMENPRESS. It’s not excluded that the Republic of Uruguay will discuss the issue of recognition of independence of Nagorno Karabakh. Press Spokesman of the President of Nagorno Karabakh Republic Davit Babayan said this in a conversation with “Armenpress” adding that the procedure of recognition of independence of Nagorno Karabakh will pass to a new stage in 2013-2014.

Davit Babayan said: “The recognition of Nagorno Karabakh independence by the largest state of Australia was very important for us. That state has the largest population and we can say that it is the core of modern Australia and a number of important events have been initiated here.” The spokesman considers the recognition of Nagorno Karabakh by the New South Wales as a very important international procedure and he is sure that it will have a continuous character.

Talking about the recognition of Nagorno Karabakh independence other countries and states Babayan emphasized that a similar document was ratified by the State of Rhode Island, USA. The State of Rhode Island called on the Congress of the United States to recognize the independence of Nagorno Karabakh. The Press Spokesman of the President of Nagorno Karabakh Republic said: “This is already the second time, where the Armenian Diaspora played a crucial  role. The next step will be the passing to the next circle reaching the activation of this procedure in the governmental level.”

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Wally Sarkeesian short respond to Pulat Tacar convoluted artical in the Turkish news.

October 25, 2012 By administrator

The title of the artical is Armenian Genocide: A Reply to Vahagn Avedian ;; PULAT TACAR & MAXIME GAUIN, it was published in Turkishnews.com,

Here is wally Sarkeesian short comment on the Pulat Tacar convoluted artical.

By reading this convoluted article you will notice that in every treaty the Turkish number one demand was “Amnesty” because they know their crime against humanity and ethnic cleansing of the people of the entire region of the Muslim’s and Christians, the Kurd’s were Muslim so do the Arab were Muslim. The Turk had no mercy. Because Kamal pasha himself with three other criminals Talaat Pasha, Enver Pasha and Cemal Pasha were indicted by the ottoman military tribunal, that’s why he made a secret deal with British and handed over the Mesopotamia (middle east) to British and the entire region of caucus and central Asian the Turkic countries to  the bolshevik Russia and in the case of Russia the Turks put one condition that was the Bolshevik must inhale  Armenia within USSR so that the Armenians will never be able to ask for the Western Armenia, in-fact the Azerbaijan too did not want to join the Bolshevik but the Turk push them in to USSR.

Therefore the Treaty of Lausanne was nothing but “Amnesty” for the Turkish criminals basically the Turk they bribed the British and the bolshevik Russia, to create new treaty called  Treaty of lausanne, because these same player have signed the “ treaty of Sever” too and off-course the British smelled the oil of Mesopotamia (Iraq). That’s why UK is the only country in Europe has not yet recognized Armenian genocide because they know they have skeleton in their closet.

Both the British and the Turks embarked on massive redrawing and renaming the entire region of Anatolia and Mesopotamia. There were no country called Turkey before 1923 the Turks they were invading empire like the British empire, the Turks renamed Anatolia (Turkey) and the British divided Mesopotamia to Iraq and so on, and also in Anatolia the Turks started with massive names change of most Anatolian city’s names to Turkish names like Constantinople to (Istanbul) Smyrna to (Izmir) just name few.

Wally Sarkeesian

 

Inhale

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Turkey accused of pursuing campaign of intimidation against media

October 25, 2012 By administrator

Turkey accused of pursuing campaign of intimidation against media

Two independent reports have found evidence of a pattern of harassment against writers and broadcasters

Simon Tisdall
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 24 October 2012 18.23 BST

Ankara is pursuing a systematic campaign of intimidation against the Turkish media, including the prosecution and jailing of writers, and demands for those who challenge government policies or actions to be sacked, two independent investigations have concluded.

Reports issued in recent days by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the European commission point to a pattern of harassment of individual writers and broadcasters and official pressure on media company owners.

Sixty-one journalists are in prison in Turkey as a “direct result” of their work or news-gathering activities, said the CPJ. “Approximately 30% of the imprisoned journalists were accused of participating in anti-government plots or being members of outlawed political groups. About 70% of those jailed were Kurdish journalists charged with aiding terrorism by covering the views and activities of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ party [PKK] and the Union of Communities in Kurdistan [KCK].”

It continued: “More than three-quarters of the imprisoned journalists have not been convicted of a crime but are being held [awaiting] resolution of their cases. Articles in the penal code give authorities wide berth to use journalists’ professional work to link them to banned political movements or alleged plots.

“Some of the most frequently used articles criminalise basic news-gathering activities, such as talking to security officials or obtaining documents. Up to 5,000 criminal cases were pending against journalists at the end of 2011, according to Turkish press freedom groups.”

The CPJ also said it had detected increased internet filtering of domestic news sources, including opposition and pro-Kurdish media.

The European commission’s findings, part of the annual “progress report” on Turkey’s EU membership application, also make disturbing reading.

“The increasing incidence of violations of freedom of expression raise serious concerns and freedom of the media continued to be further restricted in practice. The increasing tendency to imprison journalists, media workers and distributors fuelled these concerns.

“High-level government and state officials and the military repeatedly turn publicly against the press and launch court cases. On a number of occasions journalists have been fired [for] articles openly critical of the government.

“All of this, combined with a high concentration of the media in industrial conglomerates with interests going far beyond the free circulation of information and ideas, has a chilling effect and limits freedom of expression in practice, while making self-censorship a common phenomenon in the Turkish media.”

The report said many prosecutions targeted writers, academics and journalists writing and working on the Kurdish issue, but also scholars and researchers. More than 2,800 students are in detention, mostly on terrorism-related charges. Legislation covering such offences was “imprecise and contains definitions which are open to abuse”.

The government has not commented on the CPJ’s findings, but the commission’s progress report provoked sharp criticism, with the minister for EU affairs, Egemen Bagis, rejecting it as a “broken mirror”, adding that it did not accurately reflect the situation in Turkey.

Burhan Kuzu, head of the parliamentary commission charged with writing a new constitution and a member of the ruling Justice and Development party (AKP), told CNN Turk television the report was rubbish.

“This is a report to be thrown in the trash. There is no trash can here, so I’m throwing it on the floor.” Kuzu then threw the report on the floor, saying: “Here, I’m throwing it into the trash.”

Kadri Gürsel, a leading newspaper columnist and chairman of the Turkish national committee of the Vienna-based International Press Institute said the media in Turkey was under constant pressure to toe the official line.

“More than half the print media are directly or indirectly controlled by the government’s cronies and its proxy capitalists. The other half is in a hostage situation,” Gürsel said. Owners and employees of opposition media faced the ever-present threat of being prosecuted or arrested, which led them to curb what they said or wrote.

“This stops them practising independent journalism. To be honest, news is not the main instinct, it is self-censorship. When news comes to the news desk, the first question that occurs, unavoidably, is: ‘Does this matter harm the government interest?'”

Although the prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, had accumulated “unprecedented power” during nearly 10 year in office, there was virtually no public scrutiny of the AKP and no investigations into the lifestyles and business interests of ministers and their relatives.

“Since 2008 [after the party began its second term in office], there has been not one single corruption case reported by the media that could or would hurt government interests,” Gürsel said.

A former national newspaper editor who asked not be identified said Erdogan had made a habit of singling out journalists whose pieces offended him, and demanding their sacking. But government pressure on media companies was usually more subtle, he said.

“You can never prove it, but I’m sure messages are sent [to media owners]. The government very often intervenes. And the media magnates want to secure sympathy or curry favours from the government. But they never leave their fingerprints,” the former editor said.

Far from feeling ashamed, Erdogan and his supporters appear to believe their actions are fully justified. A report this week in the Aksam newspaper quoted Ali Özkaya, a lawyer acting for Erdogan, as saying lawsuits opened on his behalf against people who have “insulted” him in the press have had a salutary effect.

“We have to underline that cases we’ve opened against press have been quite a deterrent; the wording of columnists has noticeably changed especially since 2003 [when Erdogan took office]. Reporters and columnists do not exceed the dose when making criticisms any more. Insulting comments or columns have been reduced to minimum.”

 

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Dersim massacre monument to open next month, “70,000 Kurdish Alevis were killed by Turkish Government”

October 24, 2012 By administrator

“It is estimated that as many as 70,000 Kurdish Alevis were killed in Dersim between 1937 and 1938. According to the official figures, 13,806 people were killed, and 12,000 people were exiled.”

24 October 2012 / ALI HAYDAR GÖZLÜ, TUNCELI

A monument built to commemorate the victims of the Dersim massacre, which started in 1937, is set to open on Nov. 17 in Mazgirt in the eastern province of Tunceli.

An alleged rebellion in Dersim, the old name for Tunceli, was led by Seyit Rıza, the chief of a Zaza tribe in the region. The government at the time, led by former Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader İsmet İnönü, responded with air strikes and other violent methods of suppression, killing thousands of people.

The massacre took place in five different spots in Mazgirt. The victims’ bodies were left in place, not buried. Not until the incidents ended in 1938 were some of the bodies buried in graves by the survivors.

Years after the bloody incident, due to feelings of unease after the revelation that bones from the incident were scattered in parts of the district and that the victims did not have a decent graveyard, the residents of Mazgirt proposed to Mazgirt Mayor Tekin Türkel that a monument should be constructed in memory of the murdered people. Türkel responded affirmatively and took the issue to the municipal council. The council approved the proposal, which also received support from many others who are originally from Dersim but who now live elsewhere.

The construction of the monument was financed by Tunceli businesspeople Özer Özgen and Kadrile Akçelik Özgen, while its architect is Dara Kırmızı Toprak.

In remarks to the press, Mayor Türkel said it was intentional that the timing for the opening coincided with the date of Seyit Rıza’s death. He added that political parties represented in Parliament, with the exception of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), as well as delegates from the European Parliament have been invited to the opening ceremony.

It is estimated that as many as 70,000 Kurdish Alevis were killed in Dersim between 1937 and 1938. According to the official figures, 13,806 people were killed, and 12,000 people were exiled.

However, the Mazgirt Governor’s Office ordered that construction of the monument should be stopped on the grounds that it is being erected on Treasury land before the completion of legal procedures. The warning was sent to the municipality in written form.

Speaking about the move by the governor’s office, Türkel said the problem would be solved as soon as the land is granted to the municipality. “It is an incident that stemmed from bureaucratic proceedings. I believe this will end soon,” he said.

 

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Azerbaijan is in the top 5 most dangerous countries to visit. TravelVivi online travel guide warns

October 18, 2012 By administrator

18:13, 18 October, 2012

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 18, ARMENPRESS: TravelVivi online travel guide included Azerbaijan in the top 5 countries one should avoid visiting.

As reports Armenpress, it is mainly noted in the website “Traveling is an activity that is enjoyed by tens of millions of people all over the world and all year round. And while there are many tourist-friendly destinations, in Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia, Canada and the United States that have much to offer in terms of attractions, activities, hotels and dining options, there are still places, where there is always a threatening risk – risk of getting robbed, kidnapped, caught in a tourism scam, or be at the wrong place at the wrong time. To avoid visiting such places in today’s somehow dangerous world, TravelVivi.com has chosen 5 destinations, excluding those that are more or less obvious, where there are currently military conflicts or are terrorist or are so much politically isolated like North Korea, Belarus. We are presenting you the countries we consider you should remove from your lists”. Azerbaijan gets the 3rd place in this list, following Papua New Guinea and Haiti.

“Azerbaijan is known as the ‘Land of Fires’ and is in the list of 5 dangerous places tourists avoid visiting; and not for nothing. Though blessed with spectacularly beautiful nature and a wealth of attractions, including a great many UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which azeris claim to be their heritage, Azerbaijan, rich with oil and gas, still remains one of those countries, where there are concerns regarding freedom of expression and freedom of the media, as well as worries of being mugged or robbed, attacked or being insulted, and be a subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin or religion. Azerbaijan recently came into light of international media after releasing, pardoning and giving a national hero status to a convicted axe murderer Ramil Safarov. Azerbaijan has seen a downward trend in the number of crimes committed against foreigners. Foreigners are at a great risk in areas attracting large crowds or in every isolated area. There have been several reports from individuals who have been victims of crimes occurring late at night in bars frequented by Westerners. There have also been reports from a number of women complaining of unwanted male attention, including groping and other offensive behavior, as well as reports of vehicle break-ins at regional tourist sites and more, much more” it is noted in the article.

TravelVivi warns, If you ever happen to visit Azerbaijan, be sure to follow the following tips: do not walk alone at night in dark and unlit streets; try to arrange to be picked up or dropped off as close to your hotel as possible by a taxi accredited to the hotel you are staying in, and avoid showing large sums of money in public or taking your valuables with you.

Egypt has been also included in the list of most dangerous country to visit.

It is also highlighted in that the article is not politically motivated and is just Travelvivi’s opinion.

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Kurdish rebels continue fight for autonomy in Turkey (BBC Repoert)

October 17, 2012 By administrator

  15 October 2012 Last updated at 17:53

James Reynolds reports from the Kurdish heartland of eastern Turkey.

Turkey’s conflict with Kurdish rebels has reached its most violent point in 13 years, with more than 700 people killed in the last 15 months.

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was founded in 1978 in Turkey’s eastern Kurdish region, and since then, their conflict with the Turkish state has cost up to 40,000 lives.

There are around 30 million Kurds in the Middle East – mostly in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran – and they are often described as the world’s largest nation without a state.

James Reynolds reports from the Kurdish heartland of eastern Turkey.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19945021

 

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Russia to target Turkey with anti-aircraft missiles

October 17, 2012 By administrator

Russia has begun installing a new state-of-the-art anti-aircraft weapon system in its southern military region with an eye toward targeting Turkey in response to a NATO missile defense shield outpost that was recently established in East Anatolia, daily Hürriyet reported.

The installation will be completed by the end of this year, said Russian Col. Igor Gorbul, adding that the S-400 anti-aircraft missiles were capable of destroying all types of airplanes, as well as ultra-stratospheric and ballistic missiles.

Turkish-Russian tensions rose last week after Ankara forced down a Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to Damascus on suspicions that it was carrying weapons, but Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov moved to defuse tensions by saying the country’s bilateral relationship would not be damaged by the incident.

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Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia can attack strategic and economic objects of a rival at a distance of 300 km.

October 15, 2012 By administrator

15:22, 15 October, 2012

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 15, ARMENPRESS. Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia can attacks military units of the supposed rival with missiles, as well as its strategic and economic objects at a distance of 300 km. and more. As reports “Armenpress”, this was said during the press conference by the Head of Operative Department of Headquarter of Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, Major General Artak Davtyan.

Speaking about strategic training of the command headquarters held on October 1-13 Major General mentioned that a number of different types of training were involved in the schedule considering different scenarios regarding missile attacks. Major General said the following: “There will be no attack on peaceful civilians and such scenario is not even considered. We are planning attacks on strategic and economic objects of the supposed rival that are of great importance for the country, for instance centres of petroleum and gas”.

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