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Mysterious Holocaust Deniers of Turkish Group: Convention

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Armenians and Assyrians Protest Genocide Denial at Turkish Convention. Chicago Police Stop ATAA Board Members Who Threatened Demonstrators.
Chicago, IL - A coalition of groups working against genocide protested outside the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, site of the annual convention of the Assembly of Turkish American Associations (ATAA). Nearly 100 demonstrators from as far away as New York, Detroit and Southern Wisconsin protested the ATAA's ongoing campaign of genocide denial and its efforts to whitewash Turkey's abysmal human rights record including the treatment of minorities.
The demonstrators carried signs displaying "ATAA Go Away" and " Turkey: Guilty of Genocide" while chanting slogans including "Recognize the Genocide," referring to Turkey's 1915 genocide of 1.5 million Armenians and 750,000 Assyrians. For much of the three-hour-long demonstration, ATAA members sho
uted profanities and made obscene gestures at the protestors. Frustrated by the rejection of their appeals to the Chicago Police Department to end the protest, ATAA members began photographing the demonstrators as a means of intimidation. On several occasions, ATAA members attempted to provoke pro
testors by crossing Monroe Street, which separated the protestors from the entrance to the Palmer House Hilton, only to be turned back by Chicago police. Photographs of the event identified some of the Turkish agitators as being members of the ATAA's board of directors, including ATAA President-elec
t Nurten Ural, "We are here today to remind the ATAA and the Turkish government that genocide denial and historical revisionism will not be tolerated," stated the chairman of the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Illinois, one of the groups, which organized the protest. "We are here to speak on
behalf of our Armenian and Assyrian brothers and sisters in Turkey, who are not allowed to exercise their freedom of speech, who suffer daily from cultural and religious oppression, to demand genocide recognition, reparations and the return of occupied territories." The ATAA has been among the most
active groups engaged in genocide denial, dedicating a great deal of resources to the effort. Most recently, it filed a lawsuit in the State of Massachusetts demanding that information denying genocide be included in public school system's Holocaust and Genocide education curriculum. The ATAA came
under close scrutiny this summer after an investigative report appeared in the August, 2005, issue of Vanity Fair magazine, containing accusations that the organization attempted to bribe Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert in order to prevent passage of legislation regarding the Armenian Genocide.
The investigation was based on the wiretapped conversations of Turkish diplomats at the Chicago consulate and local ATAA officials. Numerous Turkish diplomats and government officials attended the convention as well as representatives of various Turkish American groups. The convention featured the
premier of a new denialist propaganda film entitled "The Armenian Revolt" as well as several of the sessions devoted to strategy and tactics used to promote genocide denial and improve Turkey's image. Other sessions discussed Turkey's bid to join the European Union. "It is clear that a consensus i
s developing among the EU nations that Turkey must recognize the 1915 genocide in addition to making major democratic reforms and improvements in human rights," stated Dr. Norman Solkhah, spokesman for the group Assyrians Against Genocide. "Until Turkey undertakes genuine reforms and atones for its
past, it will continue to find obstacles on its path to European integration," he concluded. Groups participating in the rally included the Armenian National Committee, Assyrians Against Genocide, and the Armenian Youth Federation. The groups joined together to raise awareness of Turkey's campaign
of genocide denial.

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