Parlamento kararları çerçevesinde soykırım iddialarının yabancı basında yeniden inşası (1965-2007)
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The purpose of this study is to draw attention to how a change andtransformation took place with regard to the Armenian claims especially in duringand after the Cold War era. In that context, the study will attempt to assess the issuehighlighted in the international community and foreign press and also consider howthey approach the matter beyond debates over genocide.This study consists of six chapters. The introduction of the dissertationfocuses on how the incidents of 1915 were being discussed after 1945 and questionswhether or not the Armenian issue can be regarded as a crime against humanityunder the Genocide Convention of 1948 in the light of the Cold War.The first chapter of the dissertation attempts to clarify dynamics underlyingthe matter based on the evolution phases of the Armenian issue, how the issue wastreated after the foundation of the Turkish Republic, and how the issue assumed aninternational dimension. This part also includes some assessments regarding theimportance of the date-1965 with regard to the allegations of genocide, Armenianterrorism, and a resolution adopted by the European Parliament.The second part of the study includes information about countries which haverecognized allegations of genocide in their parliaments to date, their rationale, acomparison between those resolutions, and the profiles of those countries.How the issue was perceived in Europe when the resolutions were adoptedand how the European public and press approached the Armenian question areanalyzed in the third chapter which examines German, Belgium, French, British,Swiss, and Italian newspapers.The fourth chapter focusing on the US and Russian press aims to analyze theapproach taken by Russia which has recognized allegations of genocide and theIVUnited States where intensive efforts are being made to pave the way for therecognition of the alleged genocide to the Armenian issue.The fifth chapter analyzes Armenian and Azeri press in addition to how thosetwo countries which are directly concerned with the allegations of genocide treatedTurkey and the incidents of 1915, how they are perceiving each other, factorsshaping their perceptions, and their attitudes toward countries which have recognizedthe alleged genocide.The sixth chapter concentrates on publications about the Armenian issue inMediterranean and Middle Eastern countries in addition to issues emphasized byIran, Israel, Egypt, and the Greek Cypriot administration with regard to Armenianclaims, whether or not they viewed the issue as a political, religious, andgeographical matter and the countries where the issue was exploited for politicalpurposes.The final chapter of the dissertation aims to analyze how the Armenian issuechanged its dimension during and after the Cold War era based on all those datareferred to above and how it was reflected in the press.The study is based on documents issued by the Press Publication andInformation Department under the Prime Minister's Office, resolutions adopted bythe parliaments of countries which have recognized the alleged genocide, and studiesin Turkish and other languages conducted about the issue in the past.