Asala

[nasty]

ASALA-"Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia"

 

ASALA is the most talked-about Armenian terrorist organization, in the new period of the Armenian terrorism between 1973 and 1985. The firm information about its foundation, organization structure and activities are yet to be published. Various Armenian sources and publications give some information about some people and ASALA, and they often announce the results obtained from the publications of this organization and terrorist group. The information includes those desired to be disseminated or those which are not found inappropriate to announce. From one standpoint, ASALA's foundation is attributable to incidents emerged in Lebanon, it is regarded as part of activities of Palestinian Liberation Organizations in Lebanon, and it is supported that it is these activities which have inspired its foundation. On the other hand according to some publications, several Armenians gathered and founded a new terrorist organization which created the most striking and efficient terrorist activities in a short period of time. All of these are far from fully explaining the foundation of ASALA. The existing hesitations will continue for a long time unless the conditions under which ASALA has emerged as an organization, is known and the gap it has filled has been satisfactorily clarified.

 

 

First of all, it must be known that the first movements of the Armenian terrorism in the new period have emerged as a requirement of the policies and objectives of the Tashnak Armenian terrorist organization. It has been clarified with various evidence that Tashnaks have completely supported the western view in the historical process and in the described period and that they have pursued a policy based on the Turkish objectives and implementing terrorism at a limited level. Actually, neither their structure nor their historical development is suitable to display any approach and conduct other than above. There is a gap in this environment. An attractive future, closely concerning the Marxist and new revolutionary generations and called new Armenian resistance organizations in particular as put in France, is presumed to be a gap related to the Soviets and the Eastern countries. In fact, this field has been already filled long time ago by Hınchaks. And since 1960, Hınchaks have been paving the ground for the new terrorism with various views. However, Hınchaks do not appear around, and a new terrorist organization called ASALA emerges with the desire to be seen as new in every aspect. Considering the preparatory factors of the new Armenian terrorism and reviewing in particular Hınchaks' goals, policies and objectives may lead us to think that Hınchaks constitute a terrorist group. Nevertheless, the conditions in Lebanon, new developments caused this group to appear before the world public opinion as a new Armenian Terrorist group, and this organization has become known with the terrorist incidents for which it has claimed responsibility. Actually, there is no remarkable change in the situation. In the historical process, both terrorist organizations are on the stage. One is more evident with its terrorist groups and teams, while the other is invisible with all manpower, experience in addition to the immaterial and psychological support remain under a cover of an Armenian terrorist group, and this group performs terrorist acts through groups and teams of lower level.

 

 

1. Foundation and Organization Structure

 

 

ASALA was founded in 1975. Of its founders comprised of 6-7 members, Agop Agopyan, one of the two most active members of the terrorist organization, was the known leader. The other was Agop Tarakçıyan who performed the murder acts himself and terrorist incidents and who made the organization survive while Agop Agopyan was absent. The latter died in 1981. The former remained as the leader of the organization except the periods of various injuries and treatments. He came to be known as a worker of the Palestinian Liberation Organizations. He bore the name Mucahit.

The structure of the organization was suitable for the model of the Armenian terrorist organizations.

 

 

The Lebanese Central Committee assumed the top management of the organization. In particular, in 1980, this committee took an important shape in Lebanon. And it got the air of Büron.

 

 

Some of the assigned affiliated sub-institutions and bodies to the Central Committee were the Political Committee-Financial Committee Propaganda and Publication Committee-Intelligence Committee and Military Committee. The military committee was a body to which also the act teams were affiliated.

 

 

2. Goals and Objectives

 

 

ASALA published to the world public its political program declared in 1981 with its goals and objectives. Accordingly, the goal of ASALA was to found a democratic, socialist and revolutionary Armenia united under the leadership of the Government. It was clearly understood where this defined Government was. The Soviet Union and socialist states were requested every kind of assistance and the Soviet Armenia was regarded as a base for the long war of the public.

The enemies fell under two groups in the political program. The first of these was called local reactionaries who were the Armenians against ASALA or not for ASALA, being Tashnak Armenian terrorist group, while the second was shown as the Turkish Imperialism supported by the international imperialism.

 

 

ASALA accepted and proclaimed that the basic way for rescuing the Armenian territory (?) is to commit revolutionary violent acts. Under the program, ASALA would support those who refused the hegemony of the upper classes and make efforts to set up and strengthen coalitions within the international revolutionary movement. For which violence and terrorism were the bases.

 

 

In order for the objectives to be achieved within ASALA, it did not matter if the terrorist acts were committed particularly against Turks or friends of Turks or if official or distinguished people were selected. "Terrorism was an incident and what mattered was the dimension of it. The objectives might be given secondary importance. For this reason, massacres, killings which would cause great repercussions and bombings were prioritized, and not much emphasis was placed on the casualties being a child, woman, Turk or being of any other nationality. However, every tine, Turks and Turkey were prioritized for the terrorist acts. The reasons of the attacks and massacres at the Ankara-Paris Airports, Istanbul and Kapalıçarşı and Orly attack were simply the effect and repercussion that the dimension of such incident would bring.

 

 

3. Strategies, approaches and conducts

 

 

The basic strategy in ASALA was to gather all the progressive Armenian movements all over the world at one point in Lebanon and to guide them from a center. . In short, the progressive Armenians would unite under one roof and initiate the "ASALA Public Movement". This would consequently enable the progressive Armenian powers to engage in a formal cooperation and to combine their powers.

ASALA tried to implement this part of its strategy by calling for a meeting in Lebanon for all the progressive Armenians in the world. The wording "progressive" meant "socialist-Marxist".

 

 

The second stage of the strategy was to spread terrorism through this union of power along with the assistance of the socialist governments, and start the war period. The Armenian terrorism was a part of the liberation struggles in the Middle East, and could unite with any movement against the integrity of Turkey. The cooperation between ASALA and PKK occurred as a result of this strategy.

 

 

The approaches and conduct in ASALA reflected a full terrorism. Terrorism at every level of administration and implementation was considered to be symbol of this organization. Leaders killed one another and liquidated those whom they did not like and made them kill. Apart from these, every terrorist team was attempted to be introduced to the world public as a new terrorist organization and every kind of propaganda was made in this regard. The responsibility for the murders were claimed by various, newly-known organizations. Attached is a list at the end of the study regarding the efforts how the death-killing-bombing-rebel teams was shown as an organization under different names. The reader may carefully follow through this list what such a great number of Armenian organization may do. However, none of these could go beyond being a team or group, and remained as the machines of murder affiliated to and guided by ASALA.

 

 

4. Political developments

 

 

Regarding ASALA, which had been accepted to be founded in 1975, the political developments became effective in two phases. It was strengthened with new powers it had been provided during the Paris Armenian Conference held in 1979. It was reinforced in 1981. It was divided into two in 1983.

 

 

The terrorist organization, which had been founded in 1975, performed its first act by assassination of the first secretary of the Turkish Embassy in Beirut, Oktay Cerit by one of its founders Agop Tarakçıyan in 16 February 1976. It was involved in the conflicts among Palestinians until 1979. Contacts were initiated with the Armenian terrorists in France during the Armenian conference held in Paris in 1979. And the organization gained new members; new blood. The most well-known ones among these were Alex Yenikomşiyan and Monte Melkiyan. In 1981,many terrorist acts were committed by these new groups. ASALA started to threaten Switzerland on one hand and France on the other hand. The New Armenian Resistance Organization in France announced that "Azad Hay" in Canada and "Gaitzer" in United Kingdom joined ASALA: The terrorism continued with great efficiency and became common during these years and conflicts started in the central staff In particular, the terrorist acts performed by ASALA, targeting also the innocent people discredited it in various public opinion polls. Following the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the ASALA executives were compelled to leave Lebanon along with the Palestinians. The organization was divided into two in July 1983.

 

 

The Agop Agopyan Group were settled in Greece and the Middle East. It continued terrorism without discriminating between the Turkish and foreign people or woman or child. Orly continued massacres and attacks.

 

 

In the Western Europe, it got the name "ASALA Revolutionary Movement". It followed a policy which was based upon a more moderate approach and targeting only Turkish people. The two leaders of this movement were Monte Melkoyan and Ara Toranyan. Toranyan led a Paris-based group called Armenian National Movement. This group qualified the Orly attack as a completely Fascist attack.

Melkonyan, on the other hand, stated that they aimed at establishing the political ground for the Armenian struggle. According to this, the movements had two aspects: (1) activate the Armenians (2)Cooperate with other powers which are taking action against Turkey. Melkoyan who was born in Iran put forward the strategy to forge alliances at the second stage. Agopyan continued his activities, too.

 

 

5. Support and relations

 

 

ASALA is provided a triple support as a result of its aims and ongoing policies: (1) Support by the Soviets-Eastern Block and Socialist countries (2) Support of countries, with a policy based upon weakening Turkey through internal and external threats and terrorism, as required by their geopolitical expectations: Greece, Syria etc. (3) Support provided by communist parties, indirectly from Hınchak Armenian terrorist organization and its sympathizers, and from the Armenian churches, though they hold counter-views.

 

 

ASALA's relations were arranged, in line with the strategy they were implementing, by giving a priority to the non-Armenian terrorist organizations, which were in an attempt to pose a threat, and use terrorism against Turkey. These included at the stage between 1975 and 1980, the Palestinian Liberation Organization, communist parties, activist groups and secret organizations of some states. In April 1980, ASALA expanded its relations with the joint act agreement signed with PKK in Sidon, Lebanon. It is by this way, a unity in view and act was established between ASALA and PKK.

 

In actuality, both organizations share the same aims, and have similar structure and views. At the stage starting after 1983, ASALA developed its relations in compliance with the strategy of Monte Melkoyan. The basis of the strategy was to focusing on the use of terrorism in Turkey, and establishing relations with every organization which was directly or indirectly capable of implementing this strategy in the form of acts. Some of the leading ones are PKK, similar institutions, TKP and other communist organizations.

 

 

6. Publications and means of communication

 

 

The most important and official publication of ASALA is "HAYASTAN".

 

Besides, the magazines "Haykar", "Armenia" and "Kaytzer" published in London are included among the leading publications.

 

ASALA started its radio broadcasts in Beirut in 1981, and made broadcasts one hour a day with the title "Voice of Lebanese Armenians". Apart from these, the communication means and public communication systems of the countries with which it has relations, are providing ASALA with support in broadcasting.

[gamavor]

According to some, as any other terrorist organization ASALA closely cooperated with IRA, PLO and number of Greek Revolutionary movements.

We have exhausted this topic here:

 

http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6804

 

BTW Tashnaktzutiun party has never been close ally of ASALA. Some renegate members joined ASALA and then ASALA had split into two (or even more fractions).

 

Modern turkish terrorism is also very interesting topic. Turkish secret services up to this day support chechen, arab and other fundamentalist terrorist organizations. It is known that Osama aquired properties in Turkey and Azerbaidjan thruough "strow man's"". In the 80's government sponsored turkish terrorism flourished in Eastern Europe and was engeged in illigel weapon trafficing. Not to speak about the attempt to kill the Pope. Osman Chelik, Ahmed Aghgha and number of turkish terrorists made the headlines. Sabotage and bombings were also part of the turkish terroristic arsenal. In Bulgaria more than a dozen terrorist attacks were carried out by turkish terrorist organizations. Same occured in Northern Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania.

 

The best turk, is the dead turk!

[DominO123]

Hey Buzzz... now that you have posted what you wanted here... why don't you go there and read a little about your masters at the other place.

 

 

http://turkeydenial.250free.com

Edited November 10, 2003 by Fadix

[America-Hye]

If Turkey were an honorable nation, there would be no ASALA. Even today it treats it's religious and ethnic minorities as second class citizens. They thought they had found a solution for their Armenian problem, but it has come back to bite them. Why do you think that they have a Kurdish problem? Are the Welsh or Scots agitating for seperation from England?

[THOTH]

old news/no news...of no relevancy to anything...

[Arpa]

Hey Nasty! Kokmush!

Do you know that "hit and run" is a felony?

You come, you lay an egg, you lob a stink bomb and you run away. Typical. Just like your compatriots and your ancestors you suffer of the disease of cowardice.

You never responded to other counterpoints, you never responded to my post about the fable of "long standing" Turkish-Jewish "friendship". You have no leg to stand on.

And now you, just like your cowardly cousins think you have discovered the definitive and ultimate reason to justify the murderous brutality of your people. Except that you know absolutely nothing.

You don't deserve a response but I will write this for the benefit of others. Turks and Turkey will spare no deception, no lies to justify their hatred of the Armenian and Armenia. Azerbaijan and Karabagh for blockade, pursuit of Genocide for avoiding diplomatic contact... and so on. And now you come with a "brand new revelation" to justify the Genocide. If you were not the coward that you are you would at least reveal the source of that long drawn garbage about the Asala you posted above. It is obvious that you did not write it, since you can barely spell your own name.

Read your own post again.

It says that Asala was first formed in 1975.

How many years before the Genocide was that?

In 1965 the entire nation of Armenians commemorated the 50th annivarsay of the Genocide after which the issue took a new impetus. 1965 was ten years before 1975 and it was 50 years after 1915.

Let us consider the major ones, which in no way trivializes the ones in between. What is known as the Great Massacre (boyuk ktal, 300,000 massacred) happened in 1895.

Where was Asala then?

The Adana Massacre took place in 1909, another several hundred thousand murdered.

Where was Asala then?

Then, of course the Big One, 1915, 1.5 million murdered.

Where was Asala then?

 

Go ahead, find some other excuse to bury your head in the sand. You should consider changing the name of your country to deve kushu, ostrich, turkey is an innocent bird. In either case, turkey or ostrich, it does not matter, your feathers will be ruffled as never before. If you knew what is best for you you would go past the Caspian before that long (turkey)neck of yours is shortened. Once this Iraq mess is cleared Turkey will be isolated as never before. If you think the fall of the Soviet Union remanded Turkey to sidelines you ain't seen nothinn yet.

Times are a changing, and very fast.

[gamavor]

There were lots of publications about ASALA and the above is one of the poorest in terms of languege, structure and ideas they want to convey. Even the refined turkish propaganda machine with their western educated professorship are unable of writing a normal propaganda piece of shi..

Those savage armenians were killinig turks with no reason, and even foreigners blah, blah, blah..... Acctually very few foreigners died as a result of Armenian terrorist atacks. Most of the time the dog turks were meticulously gunned down, often without a trace or evidence. Very clear job.

 

Unlike turkish terrorism, whereas the ultimate goal was to cause not only demage, bul also panic and widespread hazard or desaster (like the failed attempt to poison the water reservours and beer brewery in Harmanly, close to Haskovo, Bulgaria) Armenian terrorist eliminated turkish officals with the sole purpose to bring the Armenian question to the mass media.

[nasty]

THOTH thanks for your intelligent writings you are peace maker for example Domino is war maker I hope that you will be in good positions in armenia administration.arpa genius armenian!!!!!

 

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please don`t tell me to your name.

 

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hımmm....

yes I don`t like jew.`what about you????

meanwhile "JTURK" it was so interesting and nonsence.one side moslem other side jew.but (JARMENIAN)it is more interesting.

 

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in 1922 russia armenia greece france england italy against only turkey.

in 1453 istanbul

in 1974 cyprus.

turkey and coward????? ha ha ha ha ha

 

"you can fight against turks but you never defeat them"Napoleon Bonaparte"

 

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if armenians want to hate from us there won`t be problem.because there are democracy and freedom in world.

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oh my god.you are pretending to be "innocent" karabagh belongs to azerbejians.you kow too but you invaded.

what is diplomatic contact????do armenians want it???

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(LEADER OF THE ASALA )AGOP AGOPYAN on 23th april in 1976 BORDEAUX FRANCE

 

"armenians armenians don`t worry we will spill turk blood."

 

 

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don`t worry I know history better than you.as for my name you think like what you want

 

>>>>>Let us consider the major ones, which in no way trivializes the ones in between. What is known as the Great Massacre (boyuk ktal, 300,000 massacred) happened in 1895.

Where was Asala then? <<<<<<

 

300,000 massacred what a catastrophe?????

these are big lies....

we will look at your history knowledge.are you ready????if your answer is "YES"

a)do you know hınchak and tashnak organization???

b)do you know how many innocent people were killed by these bandits???

c)do you know how many villages were tooled by these bandits ???

d) do you know armenia revenge brigade????

e)do you know which nation (together russians) massacred moslem population in van

f)while maras was occupied by frenchs what were all armenians doing in maras streets.??????

g)as for ASALA massacre

look at my writing`end

 

 

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my country name is so good. the God like innocent bird.

 

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then we will give you "agri and maras and van " besides all eastern provinces.

don`t worry you cut all kurds like azerbejians to have those lands.

but never forget chance isn`t always in favor of you.

 

regards

 

ASALA`ASSASSINATIONS

 

January 27, 1973 Santa Barbara, California

The Armenian Gourgen Yanikian, a U.S. citizen, invites the Turkish Consul General, Mehmet Baydar, and the Consul, Bahadir Demir to a lunche. The unsuspecting diplomats accept the friendly invitation. Gourgen Yanikian murders his two guests. He is sentenced to life imprisonment.

 

April 4, 1973 Paris

Bombings at the Turkish Consulate General and the offices of Turkish Airlines (THY). Extensive damage.

 

October 26, 1973 New York

Attempted bombing of the Turkish Information Office. The bomb is discovered in time and defused. A group calling itself the «Yanikian Commandos» claims responsibility. They want the release of the double murderer of Santa Barbara, Gourgen Yanikian, who insidiously murdered two Turkish diplomats.

 

February 7, 1975 Beirut

Attempted bombing of the Turkish Information and Tourism Bureau. The bomb explodes while being defused. A Lebanese policeman is injured. The «Prisoner Gourgen Yanikian Group» claims responsibility.

 

February 20, 1975 Beirut

The «Yanikian» group demanding the release of the double murderer of Santa Barbara strikes again. Extensive damage is caused by a bomb explosion at the THY offices. ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia) also claims responsibility for the bombing.

 

October 22, 1975 Vienna

The Turkish Ambassador, Danis Tunalzgil, is assassinated in his study by three Armenian terrorists. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

October 24, 1975 Paris

Ambassador Ismail Erez and his driver, Talip Yener, are murdered. The ASALA and the JCAG (Justice Commandos for the Armenian Genocide) dispute responsibility.

 

October 28, 1975 Beirut

Grenade attack on the Turkish Embassy. The ASALA claims responsibility.

 

February 16, 1976 Beirut

The First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, Oktar Cirit, is assassinated in a restaurant on Hamra Street. The ASALA claims responsibility.

 

May 17, 1976 Frankfurt, Essen, Cologne

Consulates General in Frankfurt, Essen and Cologne are the targets of simultaneous bomb attacks.

 

May 28, 1976 Zurich

Bomb attacks at the offices of the Turkish Labor Attache and the Garanti Bank. Extensive damage. A bomb in the Turkish Tourism Bureau is defused in time. Responsibility is claimed by the JCAG.

 

May 2, 1977 Beirut

The cars of the Military Attache, Nahit Karakay, and the Administrative Attache, Ilhan Özbabacan, are destroyed. The two diplomats are uninjured. Credit is claimed by the ASALA.

 

May 14, 1977 Paris

Bomb attack at the Turkish Tourism Bureau. Extensive damage. The «New Armenian Resistance Group» claims responsibility.

 

June 6, 1977 Zurich

Bomb attack at the store of a Turkish citizen, Hüseyin Bülbül.

 

June 9, 1977 Rome

Assassination of the Turkish Ambassador to the Holy See, Taha Carzm. He dies soon after the attack. The JCAG claims responsibility.

 

October 4, 1977 Los Angeles

Bomb attack at the house of Professor Stanford Shaw, who teaches Ottoman history at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). Responsibility is claimed by an «Armenian Group of 28».

 

January 2, 1978 Brussels

Bomb attack at a building containing Turkish banking services. The «New Armenian Resistance» claims credit.

 

June 2, 1978 Madrid

Terrorist attack on the automobile of the Turkish Ambassador, Zeki Kuneralp. His wife, Necla Kuneralp, the retired Turkish Ambassador Besir Balczoglu die immediately in the rain of gunfire. The Spanish chauffeur, Antonio Torres, dies of his injuries in the hospital. ASALA and JCAG claim responsibility.

 

December 6, 1978 Geneva

A bomb explodes in front of the Turkish Consulate General. Extensive damage. The «New Armenian Resistance Group» claims responsibility.

 

December 17, 1978 Geneva

A bomb explodes at the THY Bureau. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

July 8, 1979 Paris

The French capital experiences four bomb attacks in a single day. The first is at the THY offices; the next at the offices of the Turkish Labor Attache; the third in the Turkish Information and Tourism Bureau. A fourth explosive, intended for the Turkish Permanent Representative to the O.E.C.D., is defused before it explodes. The JCAG claims responsibility.

 

August 22, 1979 Geneva

A bomb is thrown at the car of the Turkish Consul General, Niyazi Adalz. The diplomat escapes unhurt. Two Swiss passers-by are injured. Two cars are destroyed.

 

August 27, 1979 Frankfurt

The offices of THY are totally destroyed by an explosion. A pedestrian is injured. The ASALA claims responsibility.

 

October 4, 1979 Copenhagen

Two Danes are injured when a bomb explodes near the offices of THY. ASALA claims credit.

 

October 12, 1979 The Hague

Ahmet Benler, the son of Turkish Ambassador Özdemir Benler, is assassinated by Armenian terrorists. The murderers escape. JCAG and ASALA claim responsibility.

 

October 30, 1979 Milan

The offices of THY are destroyed by a bomb explosion. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

November 8, 1979 Rome

The Turkish Tourism Office is destroyed by a bomb. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

November 18, 1979 Paris

Bomb explosions destroy the offices of THY, KLM, and Lufthansa. Two French policemen are injured. Responsibility is claimed by ASALA.

 

November 25, 1979 Madrid

Bomb explosions in front of the offices of TWA and British Airways. ASALA, in claiming responsibility, states that the attacks are meant as a warning to the Pope to cancel his planned visit to Turkey.

 

December 9, 1979 Rome

Two bombs explode in downtown Rome, damaging the offices of PAN AM, British Airways and the Philippine Airways. Nine people are injured in the terrorist attack. A «New Armenian Resistance Movement» claims responsibility.

 

December 17, 1979 London

Extensive damage is caused when a bomb explodes in front of the THY offices. A «Front for the Liberation of Armenia» claims responsibility.

 

December 22, 1979 Paris

Yzlmaz Çolpan, the Tourism Attache at the Turkish Embassy is assassinated while walking on the Champs Elysées. Several groups, including ASALA, JCAG and the «Commandos of Armenian Militants Against Genocide» claim responsibility.

 

December 22, 1979 Amsterdam

Heavy damage results from a bomb explosion in front of the THY offices. ASALA claims credit.

 

December 23, 1979 Rome

A bomb explodes in front of a World Council of Churches Refugee Center, being used as a transit point for Armenian refugees from Lebanon. ASALA claims credit for the attack and warns the Italian authorities to halt «the Armenian diaspora».

 

December 23, 1979 Rome

Three bomb explosions occur in front of the offices of Air France and TWA, injuring a dozen passers-by. ASALA claims responsibility, stating that the bomb was placed «in reprisal against the repressive measures of French authorities against Armenians in France» (i.e., questioning suspects, carry out investigations, etc.)

 

January 10, 1980 Teheran

A bomb which explodes in front of the THY offices causes extensive damage. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

January 20, 1980 Madrid

A series of bomb attacks, resulting in numerous injuries, occurs in front of the offices of TWA, British Airways, Swissair, and Sabena. The JCAG claims credit for the attacks.

 

February 2, 1980 Brussels

Two bombs explode within minutes of each other in front of the downtown offices of THY and Aeroflot. The «New Armenian Resistance Group» issues a communique in which they claim responsibility for both attacks.

 

February 6, 1980 Bern

A terrorist opens fire on Turkish Ambassador Dogan Türkmen, who escapes with minor wounds. The would-be-assassin, an Armenian named Max Klindjian, is subsequently arrested in Marseilles and returned to Switzerland for trial. The JCAG claims credit for the attack.

 

February 18, 1980 Rome

The offices of Lufthansa, El Al and Swissair are damaged by two bomb attacks. Telephone messages give three reasons for the attacks: 1. The Germans support «Turkish fascism»; 2. The Jews are Zionists (ASALA); 3. The Swiss behave «repressively» towards the Armenians.

 

March 10, 1980 Rome

Bomb attacks on the THY and Turkish Tourism Bureau offices on the Piazza Della Repubblica. The blasts kill two Italians and injure fourteen. Credit for the attack is claimed by the «New Armenian Resistance of the Armenian Secret Army».

 

April 17, 1980 Rome

The Turkish Ambassador to the Holy See, Vecdi Türel, is shot and seriously wounded. His chauffeur, Tahsin Güvenç, is also slightly wounded in the assassination attempt. JCAG claims responsibility for the attack.

 

May 19, 1980 Marseilles

A rocket aimed at the Turkish Consulate General in Marseilles is discovered and defused prior to exploding. ASALA and a group calling itself «Black April» claim credit for the attack.

 

July 31, 1980 Athens

Galip Özmen, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy, and his family are attacked by Armenian terrorists while sitting in their car. Galip Özmen and his fourteen-year-old daughter, Neslihan, are killed in the attack. His wife, Sevil, and his sixteen-year-old son, Kaan, are wounded. Credit for the double killing is claimed by ASALA.

 

August 5, 1980 Lyon

Two terrorists storm into the Turkish Consulate General in Lyon and open fire, killing two and injuring several other bystanders. ASALA claims credit for the attack.

 

August 11, 1980 New York

An «Armenian group» hurls paint bombs at the Turkish House across from the United Nations, home of the Turkish Representations in New York.

 

September 26, 1980 Paris

Selçuk Bakkalbasz, the Press Counselor at the Turkish Embassy, is shot as he enters his home. Bakkalbasz survives but is permanently paralyzed as a result of his injuries. ASALA claims responsibility for the attack.

 

October 3, 1980 Geneva

Two Armenian terrorists are injured when a bomb they are preparing explodes in their Geneva hotel room. The two, Suzy Mahseredjian from Canoga Park, California, and Alexander Yenikomechian, are arrested. Their arrest leads to the formation of a new group called «October 3», which subsequently strikes at Swiss targets.

 

October 3, 1980 Milan

Two Italians are injured when a bomb explodes in front of the THY offices. ASALA claims credit for the attack.

 

October 5, 1980 Madrid

The offices of Alitalia are rocked by a bomb explosion which injures twelve individuals. The ASALA claims responsibility for the attack.

 

October 6, 1980 Los Angeles

Two molotov cocktails are thrown into the home of the Turkish Consul General, Kemal Arzkan. He survives with injuries.

 

October 10, 1980 Beirut

Two bombs explode near Swiss offices in West Beirut. A group calling itself «October 3» claims responsibility for these bombings as well as others on the same day against Swiss offices in England.

 

October 12, 1980 New York

A bomb placed in front of the Turkish House explodes. Four passers-by are injured. JCAG assumes responsibility.

 

October 12, 1980 Los Angeles

A travel agency in Hollywood, owned by a Turkish-American, is destroyed. JCAG claims responsibility.

 

October 12, 1980 London

The Turkish Tourism and Information Bureau's offices are damaged by a bomb explosion. ASALA claims credit.

 

October 12, 1980 London

A Swiss shopping complex in central London is damaged by a bomb blast. Callers claim the explosion was the work of «October 3».

 

October 13, 1980 Paris

A Swiss tourist office is damaged by a bomb explosion. «October 3» again claims credit.

 

October 21, 1980 Interlaken, Switzerland

A bomb is found in a Swiss express train coming from Paris. Luckily, it does not explode. «October 3» is believed to be behind the action, which could have caused a catastrophe.

 

November 4, 1980 Geneva

The Swiss Palace of Justice in Geneva is heavily damaged by a bomb explosion. Credit is claimed by «October 3».

 

November 9, 1980 Strasbourg

Heavy damage results from a bomb blast at the Turkish Consulate General. The attack is claimed by ASALA.

 

November 10, 1980 Rome

Five people are injured in attacks on the Swissair and Swiss Tourist offices. ASALA and «October 3» claim credit.

 

November 19, 1980 Rome

The offices of the Turkish Tourism Bureau and those of THY are damaged by a bomb explosion. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

November 25, 1980 Geneva

The offices of the Union of Swiss Banks are hit by a bomb explosion. Responsibility is claimed by «October 3».

 

December 5, 1980 Marseilles

A police expert defuses a time bomb left at the Swiss Consulate in Marseilles. «October 3» claims responsibility.

 

December 15, 1980 London

Two bombs placed in front of the French Tourism Office in London are defused by a Scotland Yard bomb squad. «October 3» claims the bombs are a warning to the French for assistance they have rendered the Swiss in fighting Armenian terrorism.

 

December 17, 1980 Sydney

Two terrorists assassinate sarzk Arzyak, the Turkish Consul General, and his bodyguard, Engin Sever. JCAG claims responsibility.

 

December 25, 1980 Zurich

A bomb explosion destroys a radar monitor at Kloten Airport, and a second explosive planted on the main runway of the airport is defused. «October 3» claims credit for these attempted mass-murders.

 

December 29, 1980 Madrid

A Spanish reporter is seriously injured in a telephone booth while calling in a story to his paper about the bomb attack on the Swissair offices. «October 3» claims responsibility.

 

December 30, 1980 Beirut

Bomb attack on the Credit-Suisse offices. ASALA and «October 3» fight over who gets the credit.

 

January 2, 1981 Beirut

In a press communique, ASALA threatens to «attack all Swiss diplomats throughout the world» in response to the alleged mistreatment of «Suzy and Alex» in Switzerland. On January 4, ASALA issues a statement giving the Swiss a few days to think things over.

 

January 14, 1981 Paris

A bomb explodes in the car of Ahmet Erbeyli, the Economic Counselor of the Turkish Embassy. Erbeyli is not injured, but the explosion totally destroys his car. A group calling itself the «Alex Yenikomechian Commandos» of ASALA claims credit for the explosion.

 

January 27, 1981 Milan

The Swissair and Swiss Tourist offices in Milan are damaged by bomb explosions. Two passers-by are injured. «October 3» claims credit for the bombing in a call to local media representatives.

 

February 3, 1981 Los Angeles

Bomb-squad officials disarm a bomb left at the Swiss Consulate. The terrorists threaten in anonymous phone calls that such attacks will continue until Suzy Mahseredjian is released.

 

February 5, 1981 Paris

Bombs explode in the TWA and Air France offices. One injured, heavy material damage. «October 3» claims credit.

 

March 4, 1981 Paris

Two terrorists open fire on Resat Moralz, Labor Attache at the Turkish Embassy, Tecelli Arz, Religious Affairs Attache, and Ilkay Karakoç, the Paris representative of the Anadolu Bank. Moralz and Arz are assassinated. Karakoç manages to escape. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

March 12, 1981 Teheran

A group of ASALA terrorists try to occupy the Turkish Embassy, killing two guards in the process. Two of the perpetrators are captured and later executed by the Iranians. ASALA claims credit.

 

April 3, 1981 Copenhagen

Cavit Demir, the Labor Attache at the Turkish Embassy, is shot as he enters his apartment building late in the evening and is seriously wounded. Both ASALA and JCAG claim the attack.

 

June 3, 1981 Los Angeles

Bombs force the cancellation of performances by a Turkish folk-dance group. Threats of similar bombings force the group's performances in San Francisco to be canceled as well.

 

June 9, 1981 Geneva

Mehmet Savas Yergüz, Secretary in the Turkish Consulate, is assassinated by the Armenian terrorist Mardiros Jamgotchian. The arrest of the ASALA terrorist leads to the formation of a new ASALA branch called the «Ninth of June Organization,» which will be responsible for a new series of attacks.

 

June 11, 1981 Paris

A group of Armenian terrorists, led by one Ara Toranian, occupies the THY offices. Initially ignored by the French authorities, the terrorists are only evicted from the premises after vehement protests from the Turkish Embassy.

 

June 19, 1981 Teheran

A bomb explodes at the offices of Swissair. The «Ninth of June Organization» claims responsibility.

 

June 26, 1981 Los Angeles

A bomb explodes in front of the Swiss Banking Corporation offices. Again the work of the «Ninth of June Organization».

 

July 19, 1981 Bern

A bomb explodes at the Swiss Parliament Building. «Ninth of June» claims responsibility.

 

July 20, 1981 Zurich

«Ninth of June» strikes again. A bomb explodes in an automatic photo-booth at Zurich's international airport.

 

July 21, 1981 Lausanne

Twenty women are injured as a bomb laid by Armenian terrorists explodes in a department store. «Ninth of June» claims responsibility.

 

July 22, 1981 Geneva

A bomb explodes in a locker at the train station. Authorities suspect «Ninth of June».

 

July 22, 1981 Geneva

An hour later, a second bomb explodes in a locker at the station. Police cordoned off the area following the first explosion, thereby preventing injuries from the second.

 

August 11, 1981 Copenhagen

Two bombs destroy the offices of Swissair. An American tourist is injured in the explosion. «Ninth of June» claims responsibility.

 

August 20, 1981 Los Angeles

A bomb explodes outside the offices of Swiss Precision Instruments. The attack is claimed by «Ninth of June».

 

August 20, 1981 Paris

Explosion at Alitalia Airlines. «October 3» is back in action.

 

September 15, 1981 Copenhagen

Two people are injured as a bomb explodes in front of the THY offices. Police experts manage to defuse a second bomb. Credit is claimed by a «Sixth Armenian Liberation Army».

 

September 17, 1981 Teheran

A bomb explosion damages a Swiss Embassy building. ASALA's «Ninth of June» claims responsibility.

 

September 24, 1981 Paris

Four Armenian terrorists occupy the Turkish Consulate General. During their entry into the building, the Consul, Kaya Inal, and a security guard, Cemal Özen, are seriously wounded. Terrorists take 56 hostages. Özen dies of his injuries in the hospital. The terrorists are ASALA members.

 

October 3, 1981 Geneva

The main post office and the city courthouse are hit by bomb explosions. An ASALA member is scheduled to go on trial for murder in the courthouse. «Ninth of June» claims credit for the attacks, which leave one person injured.

 

October 25, 1981 Rome

An Armenian terrorist fires at Gökberk Ergenekon, Second Secretary at the Turkish Embassy. Ergenekon is wounded in the arm. ASALA claims credit in the name of the «September 24 Suicide Commandos».

 

October 25, 1981 Paris

Fouquet's, the fashionable French restaurant, is the target of a bomb attack. A group calling itself «September-France» claims the attack.

 

October 26, 1981 Paris

The same group is behind the explosion of a booby-trapped automobile in front of «Le Drugstore».

 

October 27, 1981 Paris

«September-France» carries out a bomb attack at Roissy Airport.

 

October 27, 1981 Paris

A second bomb explodes near a busy escalator at Roissy Airport. No one is injured. «September-France» claims responsibility.

 

October 28, 1981 Paris

The same group is responsible for a bomb attack in a movie theater. Three people are injured.

 

November 3, 1981 Madrid

A bomb explodes in front of the Swissair offices, injuring three persons. Considerable damage to nearby buildings. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

November 5, 1981 Paris

A bomb explodes in the Gare de Lyon, injuring one person. The attack is claimed by the Armenian «Orly Organization».

 

November 12, 1981 Beirut

Simultaneous bomb explosions occur in front of three French offices: the French Cultural Center, the Air France offices and the home of the French Consul General. The «Orly Organization» claims responsibility. This organization owes its name to the fact that the French police arrested an Armenian at Orly Airport in Paris because of forged papers. The idea now is to «bomb him free».

 

November 14, 1981 Paris

A bomb explosion damages an automobile near the Eiffel Tower. «Orly» claims responsibility.

 

November 14, 1981 Paris

«Orly» launches a grenade attack on a group of tourists disembarking from a sightseeing boat on the River Seine.

 

November 15, 1981 Paris

«Orly» threatens to blow up an Air France airplane in flight.

 

November 15, 1981 Beirut

Simultaneous bomb attacks are carried out against three French targets: the «Union des Assurances de Paris», the Air France offices and the «Banque Libano-Française». «Orly» is responsible.

 

November 15, 1981 Paris

A McDonald's restaurant is destroyed by «September-France».

 

November 16, 1981 Paris

A bomb injures two innocent bystanders at the Gare de l'Est. «Orly» claims responsibility.

 

November 18, 1981 Paris

«Orly» announces that it has planted a bomb at the Gare du Nord.

 

November 20, 1981 Los Angeles

The Turkish Consulate General in Beverly Hills suffers extensive damage. The JCAG claims credit.

 

January 13, 1982 Toronto

An ASALA bomb causes extensive damage to the Turkish Consulate General.

 

January 17, 1982 Geneva

Two bombs destroy parked cars. The ASALA «Ninth of June Organization» claims credit.

 

January 17, 1982 Paris

A bomb explodes at the Union of Banks and a second is disarmed at the Credit Lyonnais. «Orly» claims responsibility.

 

January 19, 1982 Paris

A bomb explodes in the Air France offices in the Palais des Congres. «Orly» claims responsibility.

 

January 28, 1982 Los Angeles

Kemal Arzkan, the Turkish Consul General in Los Angeles, is assassinated by two terrorists while driving to work. Nineteen year old Hampig Sassounian is arrested and sentenced to life.

 

March 22, 1982 Cambridge, Massachusetts

A gift shop belonging to Orhan Gündüz, the Turkish Honorary Consul General in Boston, is blown up. Gündüz receives an ultimatum: Either he gives up his honorary position or he will be «executed». Responsibility is claimed by the JCAG.

 

March 26, 1982 Beirut

Two dead, sixteen injured in an explosion at a movie theater. ASALA claims credit for the attack.

 

April 8, 1982 Ottawa

Kani Güngör, the Commercial Attache at the Turkish Embassy in Ottawa, is seriously wounded in an attack by Armenian terrorists in the garage of his apartment house. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

April 24, 1982 Dortmund, West Germany

Several Turkish-owned businesses suffer extensive damage in bomb attacks. The «New Armenian Resistance Organization» claims responsibility.

 

May 4, 1982 Cambridge, Massachusetts

Orhan Gündüz, the Turkish Honorary Consul General in Boston is assassinated. The murderer is still at large.

 

May 10, 1982 Geneva

Bombs explode at two banks. The attacks are claimed by an Armenian «World Punishment Organization».

 

May 18, 1982 Toronto

Four Armenians are arrested for trying to smuggle money out of the country. The money was extorted from Armenians, a common practice throughout the world. In the course of the investigation, it is discovered that the terrorists fire-bombed the house of an Armenian who refused to make his contribution to Armenian terrorism.

 

May 18, 1982 Tampa, Florida

Attack at the office of Nash Karahan, the Turkish Honorary Consul General.

 

May 26, 1982 Los Angeles

A bomb damages the office of Swiss Banking Corporation. The suspects: four Armenians accused of involvement in ASALA.

 

May 30, 1982 Los Angeles

Three members of ASALA are arrested when planting a bomb in the Air Canada cargo-office.

 

June 7, 1982 Lisbon

The Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy, Erkut Akbay, and his wife, Nadide Akbay, are assassinated in front of their home. JCAG claims responsibility.

 

July 1, 1982 Rotterdam

Kemalettin Demirer, the Turkish Consul General in Rotterdam, is shot down by four Armenian terrorists. An «Armenian Red Army» claims responsibility.

 

July 21, 1982 Paris

Sixteen injured in a bomb explosion near a cafe in the Place Saint-Severin. Credit is claimed by the Orly Organization. «Orly» complains that the French do not treat the arrested Armenian terrorists as «political prisoners», but rather as ordinary criminals.

 

July 26, 1982 Paris

«Orly» is responsible for injuring two women in an explosion in Paris' «Pub Saint-Germain».

 

August 2, 1982 Paris

Pierre Gulumian, an Armenian terrorist, is killed when a bomb he is making explodes in his face.

 

August 7, 1982 Ankara, Esenboga Airport

Two Armenian terrorists open fire in a crowded passenger waiting room. One of the terrorists takes more than twenty hostages while the second is apprehended by the police. Nine people are dead and eighty-two injured - some seriously. The surviving terrorist, Levon Ekmekjian is arrested and sentenced.

 

August 8, 1982 Paris

A bomb is defused in time. «Orly» regrets the discovery.

 

August 12, 1982 Paris

Terrorists open fire on a policeman assigned to protect the offices of the Turkish Tourism Attache. Luckily, he escapes without injury.

 

August 27, 1982 Ottawa

Colonel Atilla Altzkat, the Military Attache at the Turkish Embassy, is assassinated in his car. JCAG claims responsibility.

 

September 9, 1982 Burgaz, Bulgaria

Bora Süelkan, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Consulate General in Burgaz, is assassinated in front of his home. The assassin leaves a message «We shot dead the Turkish diplomat: Combat Units of Justice Against the Armenian Genocide». An anonymous caller claims that the assassination is the work of a branch of the ASALA.

 

October 26, 1982 Los Angeles

Five Armenian terrorists are charged with conspiring to blow up the offices of the Honorary Turkish Consul General in Philadelphia. All belong to the JCAG.

 

December 8, 1982 Athens

Two Armenians on a motorbike throw a bomb at the offices of the Saudi Arabian Airlines. The bomb hits a power pylon, explodes and kills one of the terrorists. His accomplice, an Armenian from Iran named Vahe Kontaverdian is arrested. It is later revealed that ASALA ordered the attack because Saudi Arabia maintains friendly relations with Turkey.

 

January 21, 1983 Anaheim, California

Nine «sophisticated» pipe bombs are confiscated from an Armenian bakery after one of the detonators goes off and causes fire.

 

January 22, 1983 Paris

Two terrorists attack the offices of THY with hand grenades. No one is injured. ASALA claims credit.

 

January 22, 1983 Paris

French police defuse a powerful explosive device near the THY counter at Orly airport.

 

February 2, 1983 Brussels

The offices of THY are bombed. The «New Armenian Resistance Organization» claims responsibility.

 

February 28, 1983 Luxembourg

A bomb placed in front of Turkey's diplomatic mission is defused. The Armenian Reporter in New York reports that the «New Armenian Resistance Organization» is responsible.

 

February 28, 1983 Paris

A bomb explodes at the Marmara Travel Agency. Killed in the explosion is Renée Morin, a French secretary. Four other Frenchmen are wounded. A few minutes after the attack, ASALA claims responsibility.

 

March 9, 1983 Belgrade

Galip Balkar, the Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia is assassinated in central Belgrade. His chauffeur, Necati Kayar is shot in the stomach. As the two assailants flee from the scene, they are bravely pursued by Yugoslav citizens. One of the terrorists shoots and wounds a Yugoslav Colonel, and is in turn apprehended by a policeman. The second terrorist opens fire on civilians who are chasing him, killing a young student and wounding a young girl. The two terrorists, Kirkor Levonian and Raffi Elbekian, are tried and sentenced.

 

March 31, 1983 Frankfurt

An anonymous caller threatened to bomb the offices and kill the staff of Tercüman newspaper, a Turkish daily.

 

May 24, 1983 Brussels

Bombs explode in front of the Turkish Embassy's Culture and Information offices and in front of a Turkish-owned travel agency. The Italian director of the travel agency is wounded. ASALA claims credit.

 

June 16, 1983 Istanbul

Armenian terrorists carry out an attack with hand grenades and automatic weapons inside the covered bazaar in Istanbul. Two dead, twenty-one wounded. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

July 8, 1983 Paris

Armenian terrorists attack the offices of the British Council, protesting against the trials of Armenians in London.

 

July 14, 1983 Brussels

Armenian terrorists murder Dursun Aksoy, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy. ASALA, ARA and JCAG claim responsibility.

 

July 15, 1983 Paris

A bomb explodes in front of the THY counter at Orly airport. Eight dead, more than sixty injured. A 29 years old Syrian-Armenian named Varadjian Garbidjian confesses to having planted the bomb. He admits that the bomb was intended to have exploded once the plane was airborne.

 

July 15, 1983 London

A bomb, similar to the one that exploded at Orly, is defused in time. ASALA claims responsibility for both attacks.

 

July 18, 1983 Lyon

A bomb threat is made by ASALA against the Lyon railroad station.

 

July 20, 1983 Lyon

Panicky evacuation of Lyon's Gare de Perrache following a bomb threat from ASALA.

 

July 22, 1983 Teheran

«Orly» carries out bomb attacks on the French Embassy and Air France.

 

July 27, 1983 Lisbon

Five Armenian terrorists attempt to storm the Turkish Embassy in Lisbon. Failing to gain access to the chancery, they occupy the residence, taking the Deputy Chief of Mission(DCM) and his family hostage. When explosives being planted by the terrorists go off, Cahide Mzhçzoglu, wife of the DCM and four of the terrorists are blown to pieces. The DCM, Yurtsev Mzhçzoglu, and his son Atasay are injured. The fifth terrorist is killed in the initial assault by Turkish security forces. One Portuguese policeman is also killed and another wounded. The ARA claims responsibility.

 

July 28, 1983 Lyon

Another bomb threat on Lyon-Perrache railroad station. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

July 29, 1983 Teheran

A threat to blow up the French Embassy in Teheran with a rocket attack causes Iranian officials to increase security at the facility.

 

July 31, 1983 Lyon and Rennes

Bomb threats from Armenian terrorists force the emergency landing of two domestic French flights carrying 424 passengers.

 

August 10, 1983 Teheran

A bomb explodes in an automobile at the French Embassy. ASALA claims credit for the attack.

 

August 25, 1983 Bonn

A whole series of bomb attacks against offices of the French Consulate General claim two lives and leave twenty-three injured. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

September 9, 1983 Teheran

Two French Embassy cars are bombed. One of the bombs injures two embassy staff members. ASALA claims credit.

 

October 1, 1983 Marseilles

A bomb blast destroys the U.S., Soviet and Algerian pavilions at an international trade fair in Marseilles. One person is killed and twenty-six injured. ASALA and «Orly» claim credit.

 

October 6, 1983 Teheran

A French Embassy vehicle is bombed, injuring two passengers. «Orly» claims responsibility.

 

October 29, 1983 Beirut

Hand-grenade attack on the French Embassy. One of the ASALA terrorists is arrested.

 

October 29, 1983 Beirut

The Turkish Embassy is attacked by three Armenian terrorists. One of the assailants, Sarkis Denielian, a 19 years old Lebanese-Armenian is apprehended. ASALA claims responsibility.

 

February 8, 1984 Paris

Bomb threat on an Air France flight to New York.

 

March 28, 1984 Teheran

A timed series of attacks is carried out against Turkish diplomats:

Two Armenian terrorists shoot and seriously wound Sergeant Ismail Pamukçu, employed at the office of the Turkish Military Attache;

Hasan Servet Öktem, First Secretary of the Turkish Embassy, is slightly wounded as he leaves his home;

Ibrahim Özdemir, the Administrative Attache at the Turkish Embassy, alerts police to two suspicious looking men. They turn out to be Armenian terrorists and are arrested;

In the afternoon of the same day, Iranian police arrest three more Armenian terrorists outside the Turkish Embassy;

An Armenian terrorist is killed when a bomb he is attempting to plant in the car of the Turkish Assistant Commercial Counselor explodes prematurely. The dead terrorist is later identified as Sultan Gregorian Semaperdan (ASALA).

 

March 29, 1984 Los Angeles

ASALA sends a written threat, saying they will assassinate Turkish athletes who take part in the Olympics.

 

April 8, 1984 Beirut

ASALA issues a communique warning that all flights to Turkey will be considered military targets.

 

April 26, 1984 Ankara

The Turkish Prime Minister, Turgut Özal, receives a threat warning him that if he goes ahead with a planned visit to Teheran, ASALA will schedule a major terrorist operation against his country.

 

April 28, 1984 Teheran

Two Armenian terrorists riding a motorcycle open fire on Iszk Yönder as he drives his wife, Sadiye Yönder, to the Turkish Embassy where she works. Iszk Yönder is killed, and ASALA claims credit for yet another senseless murder.

 

June 20, 1984 Vienna

A bomb explodes in a car belonging to Erdogan Özen, Assistant Labor and Social Affairs Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Vienna. Özen is killed and five others seriously wounded, including a policeman. ARA terrorists claim credit for the crime.

 

June 25, 1984 Los Angeles

A news agency office in France receives a letter threatening to attack all governments, organizations and companies which assist, in any way whatsoever, Turkey's team at the Los Angeles Olympics.

 

August 13, 1984 Lyon

A bomb explodes in a Lyon train station causing minor damage. ASALA claims credit.

 

September 1984 Teheran

Several Turkish owned firms in Iran come under attack after receiving warning letters informing them that they are to be targeted. The first victim is the Sezai Türkes Company. A Turkish employee is injured while fighting the fire caused by the explosion. A chain of smaller scale acts of intimidation follows.

 

September 1, 1984 Teheran

Iranian authorities expose a plot to assassinate Ismet Birsel, the Turkish Ambassador to Teheran.

 

September 3, 1984 Istanbul

Two Armenian terrorists die as one of their bombs goes off too soon. The ARA claims credit.

 

November 19, 1984 Vienna

Evner Ergun, Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs of the United Nations, Vienna is assassinated while driving to work. The assassins leave a flag with the initials «ARA» on his body.

 

December 1984 Brussels

Authorities are able to thwart a bombing attempt at the residence of Selçuk Incesu, Turkish Consul General.

 

December 29, 1984 Beirut

Two French buildings in East Beirut are bombed. ASALA claims credit.

 

December 29, 1984 Paris

Following an ASALA threat to blow up an Air France plane, police increase security at the Charles de Gaulle Airport.

 

January 3, 1985 Beirut

The offices of Agence France Presse are extensively damaged when a bomb explodes.

 

March 3, 1985 Paris

An anonymous caller to Agence France Presse threatens to attack French interests throughout the world upon the indictment of the three terrorists who participated in the Orly attack.

 

March 12, 1985 Ottawa

Three heavily armed terrorists storm the Turkish Embassy, killing a Canadian security guard in the process. After blowing up the front door, the gunmen enter the building. Ambassador Coskun Kzrca manages to escape but suffers extensive injuries. The wife and daughter of the Ambassador, who were taken hostage, are later released, and the terrorists surrender. ARA claims responsibility.

 

March 26, 1985 Toronto

A threat to blow up the city of Toronto's transit system leads to chaos during the rush hour. An «Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Our Homeland» claims responsibility for the threat.

 

November 1985 Brussels

A special anti-terrorist security squad of the Belgian police exposes and arrests three Armenian terrorists with Portuguese passports. They were planning an attack on Turkish officers at NATO headquarters.

 

November 28, 1985 Paris

French police arrest the leader of the terrorist organization - the «Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia-Revolutionary Movement» (ASALA-RM) - Mr. Monte Melkonian, a U.S. citizen. In Melkonian's apartment, police confiscate weapons, explosive devices, arrival and departure information on Turkish ships scheduled to visit France and a picture of Turkey's Ambassador to France, Adnan Bulak.

 

December 1985 Paris

Forty-one shoppers in two of Paris' leading department stores (Gallerie Lafayette and Printemps) are injured (twelve seriously) when nearly simultaneous bomb explosions rip through the stores. In the ensuing panic, some 10,000 Christmas shoppers flee into the street. The Armenian Reporter, published in New York, reports in its December 12th issue that French law enforcement authorities are concentrating on ASALA as the most likely perpetrator. ASALA later takes credit for the two bombings.

 

November 23, 1986 Melbourne

At 2:15 a.m. a bomb explodes in front of the Turkish Consulate General. One dead -presumedly the perpetrator- and one Australian injured.

[America-Hye]

Why do you any of you answer this esheg?????????

 

We are winning in the courts and we are winning on the world scene. New York Life is advertising like hell on the TV every night because they know that soon they will "have egg all over their face." Balakian's book is a best seller. Weem's book is in the trash heap. Turkey thinks they are fooling the US on the troops issue, but they will soon have a rude awkening when the rug is pulled out from under them.

[phantom]

Nasty,

 

I see that your ASALA timeline ends in 1985. The number of Turkish casualties is well under 100. ASALA apparently hasn't been in operation for almost 20 years. What shall we say? ASALA was bad. Killing innocent people is bad. I, for one, am sorry about that and apologize on behalf of Armenians like me who are remorseful about it. I hope that the purpose of your thread was to get an apology and not to use ASALA as some sort of proof that a Genocide didn't happen or that Armenians are evil people.

 

Now, what do you have to say about the elimination of virtually all Armenians from Turkey wihin a span of roughly 7 years beginning in 1915? I have remorse for the few dozen Turks killed by ASALA. Do you have any remorse for the 1 million plus Armenians killed by the Ittihadists? I don't think you do. In fact, I think you wish they had managed to get us all, don't you?

[nasty]

phantom

<<>>><

look at my writings where is it??????

 

I didn`t say.please don`t write what I did not say.

 

<<<<. Do you have any remorse for the 1 million plus Armenians killed by the Ittihadists>>>><

I say again.I don`t believe in genocide.thousands of armenians have been living in most place of turkey today.there are their churcies.there is their Patriarch.

 

real story from past instead of supposedly genocide

 

In 1919, Armenian-origined Turkish citizen Berch Kerestecian Turker who saved Ataturk’s life, has been rewarded by Rotary 2420th Region Governorship, after 50 years from his dead. Yesterday, at the ceremony in Cemal Reshit Rey Concert Hall, attorney of Turkish Armenian Patriarch Mesrob 2 th, Krikor Damadian took delivery of honour certificate of Berch Kerestecian Turker, who informed that the ship will be attacked by torpedos, which Mustafa Kemal Ataturk arrived to Samsun in 19th May 1919. At the ceremony, historian, author Cemal Kutay and American historian who known as Turkish friend, Prof. Dr. Justin McCarthy been rewarded as ‘‘Reward of faithful authors for history makers’’. Prof. Dr. McCarthy stated that against to supposedly Armenian genocide, we must struggle for long-term. He said ‘‘To struggle with lies is not easy. If a mistake is made, maybe your grandchildren would have to give Erzurum, Kars, and Van.

 

Professor Justin McCarthy, speaking at a conference in London, said that a source known as the "Blue Book" chosen by Armenians to prove their claims of genocide is one of the products of British war propaganda bureau's efforts of misinformation during first world war.

 

 

 

The Blue Book written by Viscount Bryce and Arnold Toynbee has been used as proof that Armenians and the victims of the Jewish Holocaust suffered the same fate in history. This book has been said to be a product of British intelligence designed to promote and promulgate lies during World War I. Britain had set up the war propaganda bureau at Wellington House for the sole purpose of promoting lies and misinformation on Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The British were in full co-operation with American missionaries in Anatolia and the American Embassy in Istanbul conjured a so called Armenian genocide based on gossip, hear-say and erroneous information.

The real purpose behind this exercise was to create and strengthen an image in the minds of British military officers that the Turk were evil, horrible and untrustworthy McCarthy adds.

 

PROFESSOR JUSTIN MCCARTHY...

 

HISTORIAN AND EXPERT ON OTTOMAN AFFAIRS

All documents at the Wellington House where the British carried out their propaganda were destroyed when the war ended. One document that survived, however, was the Blue Book (it is documented that many more of these books were published and copied for other countries). This book is currently being used around the world as a legal document on the genocide.

 

AMERICAN HISTORIAN PROVES THE FACTS

The American historian and expert on Ottoman affairs was a recent speaker at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. He commented on a few of the stomach churning activities of the British during the first world war. He stated, When the war began, a secret propaganda unit was set up at Wellington House, London (on September 2, 1914). This units sole aim was to provide support for Britain, smear Britains enemies, obtain support for the British view through the use of Americans, and to keep British morale high during the war. This unit was headed by Charles Masterman a Liberal m.p. He was a close friend of Lloyd George. There also was an American intellectual named Viscount Bryce working in this bureau who had many influential friends in the U.S. Arnold Toynbee, young historian, meanwhile was one of Bryces close friends at the time.

 

SEVEN MILLION DOCUMENTS

At the end of the war all documents and records of work at the war propaganda bureau were destroyed, and its existence was only admitted in 1935. However, the sources of the propaganda bureau were discovered due to one records book surviving until present day. Publications prepared in this bureau and the existence of seven million documents which were very efficiently sent to the United States after the war were also exposed. Many famous authors of the time as Arnold Bennett and John Buchan were also employed by the Wellington House, where they published brochures, books and statements for the war effort.

 

GERMANY, THE ACTUAL TARGET

Although Germany was the actual target of activities at Wellington House, the Ottoman Empire, having sided with Germany during the war received its fair share of false propaganda. No matter how sympathetic the British officers felt towards their Turkish compatriots, the image that Turkish officers were bad, evil and untrustworthy was strengthened by such slanderous data.

 

NON-REAL NAMES

Work carried out by those at Wellington House on Ottomans involved many so called authors and writers whose existence could not be verified and thus, the information remains unconfirmed. For example, there was apparently a Syrian member of the Ottoman Committee of Union and Progress Party, named Faiz whose memoirs are mentioned in publications of the Wellington House. This persons existence is totally make-belief and his statements on Talat *****, a complete fallacy since he never existed. Wellington House also proves the close co-operation which existed between them and the American diplomats and missionaries based in Turkey during that time. Since it is documented that these groups were close to the Armenians in Turkey, their so called information from Turkey is a total fabrication.

 

BLUE BOOK ORDERED BY LLOYD GEORGE

Public law and order was severely disrupted as a result of Armenians revolting against Ottoman authority in eastern Anatolia, which led Bryce and Toynbee to concoct material to document alleged atrocities committed by Ottomans. Lloyd George asked to collect these documents in the Blue Book. This document was later submitted to the British parliament and has since been used as a classic documentation by radical nationalist Armenian groups.

 

TOYNBEE WAS AN ANTI-TURK

It is thought that Toynbee believed in the authenticity and truthfulness of material received from American missionaries in Anatolia. However, he also added some spice to these imaginary stories, since it was his country that was at war with Turkey and he thought it would be right to lie in his reports. As was proved in his late career, Toynbee was indeed an avid Turk hater, but was too far away from the events of eastern Turkey in 1916 to document anything.

It is easy to see far away from such events Armenians living in Turkey were and in looking at Toynbees data. Toynbee also seems to have exaggerated their relıabılıty for they turned and fought against their former protector for promises made by outsiders. For example so many anecdotes mentioned by western observers are not by western travelers but by a local Armenians travelling only short distances. One tenth of the anecdotes do not even have a source of any kind. Other sources are generally hearsay and have no witnesses who can attest to the so called crimes.

 

NO REACTIONS FROM TURKEY

All propaganda against Germany by Wellington House has been forgotten, yet unfortunately Bryce - Toynbee documents have been recognized as true in Britain and U.S. These documents have always been used by radical militant Armenians to pursue their goals. There is no information at hand about whether Turkey has shown any reactions against the impact of these documents. The mentioned Blue Book has been published more then once. Ara Sarafian who is to publish the book for the third time does not mention the fact that the books contents were prepared at Wellington House and that its sources are untrustworthy. Thus, propaganda carried out by the British during World War I continues to spread its venom against all Turkish people living around the world.

[Stormig]

Yes, there are many Armenian churches in Turkey - and MOST in ruins:

 

http://www.virtualani.freeserve.co.uk/citymap.htm

http://www.virtualani.freeserve.co.uk/outside_ani.htm

 

Here, Turkish for our linguistically and otherwise intellectually challenged participant:

http://www.virtualani.freeserve.co.uk/citymap_tr.htm

http://www.virtualani.freeserve.co.uk/outs...ani_turkish.htm

[Stormig]

Before and after...

[THOTH]

BTW - Toynbee reiterated the factualness of the accounts well after the war when there would be any need to keep up a pretense etc. And while the blue book may have been used as propaganda - the bottom line is that it is comprised of true accounts - and these are largely corroberated by other sources - incliuding those of Turkish allies - the Germans and the Austrians - all painting a very clear picture. So you nasty little turkey - go and stuff yourself.

[phantom]

Nasty, you are looking at the facts and the story from a subjective point of view. You don't want to find the truth, you just want to vindicate your people, and to do that, you pick and choose the facts to suit your needs.

 

McCarthy is only one source who writes about the Genocide. To say that his viewpoint is in the minority is an extraordinary understatement. If you had ever bothered to read what others have written about the Genocide, then maybe you could carry on an intelligent conversation regarding this topic.

 

Regarding Armenians living in Turkey. You say there are thousands living there. I might remind you that just before 1915, there were AT LEAST 1.25 million Armenians according to what your present government says, and 2 million according to what the consensus says. By 1918, that number was reduced to 200,000, and today it is about 50,000, and almost all of them live in Istanbul. This land where you say, "thousands of Armenians live" is where millions of Armenians lived for almost 3000 years, and now they do not live there any more. Can you understand the mangitude of what must have happened in 1915 for an entire population of people to disappear in a matter of 3 years from a land in which they lived for almost 3000 years? CAN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT FAR A LITTLE WHILE!

 

Regarding Dashnaks and Hinchaks? You don't know anything about Dashnaks or Hinchaks other than what you have been brainwashed into believing. But let's assume that your government is right and all Dashnaks and Hinchaks were traitors to the Ottoman government. Was everyone a Dashnak or Hinchak? Were women and children Dashnaks and Hinchaks, and even if they were, could they still be a threat? Why were ALL ARMENIANS targeted and not just the Dashnaks and Hinchaks? Please don't just come back with answers from ATAA, do some homework and some independent thinking for a change, and don't be so lazy.

 

Regarding Armenian churches. There are 40 or 41 Armenian churches in operation in Turkey today, and almost all are in Istanbul. At the turn of the century, there were over 2000 Armenian churches and monasteries operating throughout Turkey, most of them are ancient structures that you should consider national treasures, but which are completely destroyed are laying in ruins. Should we thank you for only destroying 1,960 of them and not every one of them?

[DominO123]

OK guys, I think all of you gave a little too much importances to an insect...

 

 

Hey, Nasty trash, you are so "well" answering everyones posts here... still I asked you just a simple and little question... will you answer it anytime soon? Or are you afraid that I will place you where you belong like I have done so many times?

 

 

OK, now lets make a deal(and give him more importance in my turn), you see, I am considering you a little more than what you worth as an insect...

 

I will give you the opportunity to defend your cases, but in order to do that, you must prove that you know of what you are talking about, like you claimed above.

 

So, here is the deal, I will forget the question I asked, and forget that you refused to answer to it... and I will ask you to choose any historian, scholar or whomever you want, that support your point, I am generous here. The only thing I ask, is what any person interested in a serious discussion wants... to bring them just one by one... for instance, if you choose McCarthy, Lewis, Lowry, Shaw or whom ever other individual in different flavour but with the same smell, you bring them one by one... we discuss about one individual works and studies conclusions, and THEN we start up with another individual and another...

 

I am not choosing anyone, I am just giving you the opportunity to choose, I give you the opportunity to choose your arm, so go ahead, but if on the other hand you again ignore my post, and start copy pasting materials then it will show to everyone what kind of person you are.

 

 

 

So, Please, I ask anyone here to not answer this above "thing" before he answer to my post and accept what I do propose.

 

Lets see if the individuals he name, the works he refer, the articles he post, if he really know of what they are about.

 

 

I know, I am too generous and to kind, so please no need to remind it to me.

Edited November 11, 2003 by Fadix

[DominO123]

Oh and... for other readers, this is what Nasty comes with. And my little answer. I'm like Phantom, I can not resist I guess.

 

 

 

 

In 1919, Armenian-origined Turkish citizen Berch Kerestecian Turker who saved Ataturk’s life, has been rewarded by Rotary 2420th Region Governorship, after 50 years from his dead. Yesterday, at the ceremony in Cemal Reshit Rey Concert Hall, attorney of Turkish Armenian Patriarch Mesrob 2 th, Krikor Damadian took delivery of honour certificate of Berch Kerestecian Turker, who informed that the ship will be attacked by torpedos, which Mustafa Kemal Ataturk arrived to Samsun in 19th May 1919. At the ceremony, historian, author Cemal Kutay and American historian who known as Turkish friend, Prof. Dr. Justin McCarthy been rewarded as ‘‘Reward of faithful authors for history makers’’. Prof. Dr. McCarthy stated that against to supposedly Armenian genocide, we must struggle for long-term. He said ‘‘To struggle with lies is not easy. If a mistake is made, maybe your grandchildren would have to give Erzurum, Kars, and Van.

 

Professor Justin McCarthy, speaking at a conference in London, said that a source known as the "Blue Book" chosen by Armenians to prove their claims of genocide is one of the products of British war propaganda bureau's efforts of misinformation during first world war.

 

 

 

The Blue Book written by Viscount Bryce and Arnold Toynbee has been used as proof that Armenians and the victims of the Jewish Holocaust suffered the same fate in history. This book has been said to be a product of British intelligence designed to promote and promulgate lies during World War I. Britain had set up the war propaganda bureau at Wellington House for the sole purpose of promoting lies and misinformation on Germany and the Ottoman Empire. The British were in full co-operation with American missionaries in Anatolia and the American Embassy in Istanbul conjured a so called Armenian genocide based on gossip, hear-say and erroneous information.

The real purpose behind this exercise was to create and strengthen an image in the minds of British military officers that the Turk were evil, horrible and untrustworthy McCarthy adds.

 

PROFESSOR JUSTIN MCCARTHY...

 

Is that the same McCarthy, which in his work refering that Armenians started to attack Muslims, to support that claim footnoted it by refering to Usshers account and Nogales? Which both indicate that it was the Ottoman who started attacking Armenians in Van?

 

Ussher

 

http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6989

 

Nogales

 

http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showt...3102&hl=nogales

 

What McCarthy did is against his profession, having found no reference for his claim, footnoted it with two references which say absolutly the opposit of what he claims... No wonder that his last work about the Turks contain absolutly no footnotes at all... I guess that was too harsh a thing for him to provide evidences for what he alleges.

 

HISTORIAN AND EXPERT ON OTTOMAN AFFAIRS

All documents at the Wellington House where the British carried out their propaganda were destroyed when the war ended. One document that survived, however, was the Blue Book (it is documented that many more of these books were published and copied for other countries). This book is currently being used around the world as a legal document on the genocide.

 

Toynbee in his autobiography refered to all those propaganda stuff, but recognised the Armenian genocide as an attempt to exterminate...(he even call it a genocide) Dr. Struermer that was there, reporting German Turkish affairs, and reported in the Zeitung in his work claims that what has been reported in the Blue book was very close to the truth.

 

You can read a part of his work here.

 

http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=7134

 

AMERICAN HISTORIAN PROVES THE FACTS

The American historian and expert on Ottoman affairs was a recent speaker at the London School of Oriental and African Studies. He commented on a few of the stomach churning activities of the British during the first world war. He stated, When the war began, a secret propaganda unit was set up at Wellington House, London (on September 2, 1914). This units sole aim was to provide support for Britain, smear Britains enemies, obtain support for the British view through the use of Americans, and to keep British morale high during the war. This unit was headed by Charles Masterman a Liberal m.p. He was a close friend of Lloyd George. There also was an American intellectual named Viscount Bryce working in this bureau who had many influential friends in the U.S. Arnold Toynbee, young historian, meanwhile was one of Bryces close friends at the time.

 

Hilberg document his two major works about the Holocaust, by also using documents from such houses established during WWII... Would McCarthy claim that the Holocaust did not happen because of this? Or that the references used were not true?

 

SEVEN MILLION DOCUMENTS

At the end of the war all documents and records of work at the war propaganda bureau were destroyed, and its existence was only admitted in 1935. However, the sources of the propaganda bureau were discovered due to one records book surviving until present day. Publications prepared in this bureau and the existence of seven million documents which were very efficiently sent to the United States after the war were also exposed. Many famous authors of the time as Arnold Bennett and John Buchan were also employed by the Wellington House, where they published brochures, books and statements for the war effort.

 

WHat that has anything to do on disproving the genocide?

 

GERMANY, THE ACTUAL TARGET

Although Germany was the actual target of activities at Wellington House, the Ottoman Empire, having sided with Germany during the war received its fair share of false propaganda. No matter how sympathetic the British officers felt towards their Turkish compatriots, the image that Turkish officers were bad, evil and untrustworthy was strengthened by such slanderous data.

 

Oh I see, like the image of the Germans in WWII?

 

NON-REAL NAMES

Work carried out by those at Wellington House on Ottomans involved many so called authors and writers whose existence could not be verified and thus, the information remains unconfirmed. For example, there was apparently a Syrian member of the Ottoman Committee of Union and Progress Party, named Faiz whose memoirs are mentioned in publications of the Wellington House. This persons existence is totally make-belief and his statements on Talat *****, a complete fallacy since he never existed. Wellington House also proves the close co-operation which existed between them and the American diplomats and missionaries based in Turkey during that time. Since it is documented that these groups were close to the Armenians in Turkey, their so called information from Turkey is a total fabrication.

 

This is untrue.

 

http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6742

http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6690

 

BLUE BOOK ORDERED BY LLOYD GEORGE

Public law and order was severely disrupted as a result of Armenians revolting against Ottoman authority in eastern Anatolia, which led Bryce and Toynbee to concoct material to document alleged atrocities committed by Ottomans. Lloyd George asked to collect these documents in the Blue Book. This document was later submitted to the British parliament and has since been used as a classic documentation by radical nationalist Armenian groups.

 

And?

 

TOYNBEE WAS AN ANTI-TURK

It is thought that Toynbee believed in the authenticity and truthfulness of material received from American missionaries in Anatolia. However, he also added some spice to these imaginary stories, since it was his country that was at war with Turkey and he thought it would be right to lie in his reports. As was proved in his late career, Toynbee was indeed an avid Turk hater, but was too far away from the events of eastern Turkey in 1916 to document anything.

It is easy to see far away from such events Armenians living in Turkey were and in looking at Toynbees data. Toynbee also seems to have exaggerated their relıabılıty for they turned and fought against their former protector for promises made by outsiders. For example so many anecdotes mentioned by western observers are not by western travelers but by a local Armenians travelling only short distances. One tenth of the anecdotes do not even have a source of any kind. Other sources are generally hearsay and have no witnesses who can attest to the so called crimes.

 

See the above 2 threads refered, The Blue book references of names of witnesses have been refered by Toynbee, recently Gomidas has published the uncensured version of the Blue Book, discrediting McCarthy claims.

 

NO REACTIONS FROM TURKEY

All propaganda against Germany by Wellington House has been forgotten, yet unfortunately Bryce - Toynbee documents have been recognized as true in Britain and U.S. These documents have always been used by radical militant Armenians to pursue their goals. There is no information at hand about whether Turkey has shown any reactions against the impact of these documents. The mentioned Blue Book has been published more then once. Ara Sarafian who is to publish the book for the third time does not mention the fact that the books contents were prepared at Wellington House and that its sources are untrustworthy. Thus, propaganda carried out by the British during World War I continues to spread its venom against all Turkish people living around the world.

 

It is ironic that Sarafian edition of the book is refered, since it destroy pratically all the claims made by this article... it is also funny that this article fail to mention that Safarian edition is the unpublished version which never was published before.

 

As for the reason why it is only the Blue Book which is still refered, while the other documents of the Houses are ignored, it is simply because the authors have always claimed their orginality, and unlike any other works published by the house, it is the only, where a Key of names and places have been written, proving that they were authentic reports... the Blue Book has been published to attack Germany, not the Ottoman, when they have exploited every avenues to Attack Germany, they have decided to use documentations against the Turks and trying to involve the Germans in the story.... the propaganda was against the Germans not the Turks... and it is so Ironic that McCarthy talk about propaganda and tries to imply that propaganda necessarly means lies, when him himself said in a conference in Turkey that Turkey should use propaganda... later, he commented that propaganda does not necessarly means lies... I guess being consistant was never one of his strong characters.

Edited November 12, 2003 by Fadix

[phantom]

That's what I love about you Domino, you just can't resist highlighting falacies. This is why the marketplace of ideas works and why we shouldn't censor. Plus, it's far more fun.

[nasty]

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Hey, Nasty trash,>

 

Domino your writings look like rats in sewer system.I hope that your face isn`t same of them.at first you,your family,your education level and family education are so clear from your retarded writings.it doesn`t matter because I don`t care too much you and ones like you in this site.especially I can understand your hatred. because your family grew up you very well AS " FIRST CLASS TURK ENEMY"......

 

thanks for your hospitality and politeness

 

<<<<<>>>

 

oh my god thanks thanks millions if you did no give I would commit suicide.

 

your writing to hell

 

mr.phantom thanks for your writing

especially I want to say that.I respect armenia

 

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these are your remarks

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it is so important questions.what about karabagh????how belongs to armenian lands which azers lived for almost 4000 years ????sorry let`s correct how is it occupied by armenians??????which nations or countries declared that karabagh belongs to armenia??????

Usa,russia or germany or EU or brazil or kongo???????

 

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look at my writing`end.

 

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hey phantom these are chauvenist policies.(like you know)all armenians rebeled support in russia .we suppressed rebellion too.administration of that time decided "exile". some of them went place where they would go to.some of them "NO"

of course armenians were killed of course turks killed armenians and armenians us...in history all nations killed eachother.

when you said "women" I remembered a incident from a book.read

"english battelion will delivery maras to french army. "when armenian leader of the maras (TIRLAKYAN) heard this he ordered called "all armenian young girls and women will get a france flag".while french soldiers go into maras all armenians were shouted. "VIVA FRANCE VIVA FRANCE VIVA FRANCE"

 

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Should we thank you for only destroying 1,960 of them >>>>>>

 

what about mosques.???especially in karabagh?????

 

phantom am I sheep.I like sheep.

 

mr.thoth

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. And while the blue book may have been used as propaganda >>>

 

I remembered atom egoyan(ararat`hero and genius together charles anzavour)

 

last year a journalist is asking hero.(journalist azeri)

 

-mr.egoyan what do you think about ararat???

-FROM EGOYAN(it became better what I want.this film is for my family and all armenians etc....

-mr.egoyan will you make a film to armenian massacres in karabagh???

-egoyan is enraging and running away

 

meanwhile dear ARPA I looked at turk idiot

mistake LET`S CORRECT (READ CAREFULLY)

 

"İT ÜRÜR KERVAN YÜRÜR"

 

 

AS FOR HINCHAK

 

The charter and programme of the Hinchak Society was printed in Istanbul in 1909, submitted to the Ministry of Interior pursuant to the Law on Associations and received the approval letter no 90 of 8 February 1909. The charter consists of five parts.

 

The ledger of resolutions seized by the security forces show that the following resolutions were adopted in q910, 1911, 1912 and 1913:during operations:

 

a) Efforts will be spent to secure weapons, ammunition and explosives.

 

Weapons training will be given by Marufian, Yavruian and Candan.

 

c) Propaganda work will be accelerated.

 

d) Relations will be established with the Tashnak Connittee.

 

e) Similar relations will be maintained with the Union and Progress Party.

 

f) Support will be given to the Orsfan, Cang, Gochnak, Jurachak, Penchak, Badami, Tejoheng, Maro and Paros bands in Van.

 

The Hinchak Committee held its third congress in Turkey on 24 July 1914. The congress, held with 28 delegates from 51 branch offices, was chaired by Cangulian with Tancutian as the secretary and the following decision was adopted:

 

"Taking into account the great responsibility necessitated by our goals and the dangers involved, and in an attempt to prove that we are a civilised people, care will be exercised for always avoiding adventures and actions not thoroughly planned in advance, and we will bear in mind the fact that a balanced attitude and proper means are the most suitable tools for reaching our final objectives. "

 

On the basis of this decision, the Hinchak leaders started to leave Turkey after 1896 and disagreements soon arose among them, with the result that the party broke into two factions. One faction was called the true Hinchaks (Nazarbeg’s followers) and the other came to be known as the reformed (Veragasmial) one. The latter group was led by an Armenian named Arpiar Arpiarian.

 

It seems that both factions acted in obedience to the beliefs and opinions of their leaders rather than under valid principles and programmes. The disagreement among them often led to street fights, some of them were beaten and many were killed.

 

The Armenian people, realising that the Hinchaks were Marxists, gradually withdrew themselves from it. The divergence came to a head in 1902 when militants from both sides began murdering each other on streets in England, Russia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Caucasus and Iran. Though some small bands continued bearing the name of Hinchak, they lost their previous strength after the Van resurrection. Another factor contributing to the disappearance of the Hinchak Committee was the fact that several Hinchak leaders had seen the true intentions of the Russians and left the organisation.

 

DASHNAK ANOTHER TIME

 

regards

[THOTH]

Yeah - your totally correct about this guy Domino...

[DominO123]

Nasty trash, before making judgemental attacks against my family, learn to make the difference between your anus and your mouth, even if for you, there is no real difference between those two, for the members of this board there is. It is evident by now, that you can't have any discussion of any values...

 

Don,t project what your parents and your society have made of you, on others.

 

Mr. Donkey Esh just exposed himself(to others, not me, I already knew what he was) and lost an occasion to shut his mouth, I hope by now Phantom, you won,t have any objection that this retard above with his cheap shut be given a warning for having slandered my family...

 

Have I not said that when a denialist Turk is cornered, he always answer by.

 

a) Telling me how ungraduated I am,

b.) Changing the entire subject

c) Start barking like a dog

d) ...

e) ...

...

 

 

So nasty, you copy pasted another stuff?

 

Now, lets see from where Nasty Trash reference about the Hinshaks comes from...

 

It comes directly from Major General İhsan. Armenian Issue with Decuments from the Military History Publications of the Department of Military History and Strategic Studies, Turkish General Staff Printing Plant, Ankara 1984, 2nd ed.

 

 

Now lets teach others who Ihsan was, who this murderer and exterminator was, now considered as a hero...

 

This General was in the same excurtions as General Halil(Envers uncle) having set a plan to not let one Armenian alive, he openly affirmed that his men have killed 500,000 Armenians.

 

Lieutenant von Lüttichau, during the inspection of the front reported.

 

General A.Ihsan has reported to Germans many times and deliberately that he would not leave one Armenian alive in the zone that he controlled.

 

A.A Türkei 183/54, A44066 p.12(From his Summer 1918 report)

 

 

Another reference to show what kind of character this General was.

 

 

Ali Ihsan *****, controlling the army corps stationed in Van, entered in Tabriz at the end of June 1918 as commander of the Ottoman forces in Azerbedjan. In a small speech addressed to the Armenian delegation, he said roughly what follows: "I massacred half-million of your co-religionists. I can offer you a cup of tea too."

 

French ministry of foreign affair archive, série E. Levant 1918-1940. Arménie 4,1919(folios 41-42)

 

 

 

Ihsan was later part of the Turkish republic anti-Armenian propaganda and rewritting of history... I could refer to many of the mistakes from the work, but I won't, since that would be considering that buchter more than it worth.

 

 

 

Edited: As for Karabagh, what can I say more then what is said here?

http://www.nesl.edu/center/pubs/nagorno.pdf

 

Nothing, just that:

 

http://armenians.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6747

Edited November 12, 2003 by Fadix

[phantom]

Nasty,

 

I think people here are right about you. Talking with you is a waste of time, because you have a one track mind. Plus, it's getting increasingly tiresome to try to decipher your broken English.

 

You can't even focus on the topic that you started here, nor can you focus enough to answer any questions posed to you. First you start talking about ASALA, then you bring up McCarthy to somehow prove there was no Genocide, and now you've migrated to the topic of Karabagh, which has nothing to do with either of the aforementioned. You migrate from topic to topic, because you have no justifiable responses to any of the questions that we have raised. To disprove the Genocide, you bring up Karabagh. What does one have to do with the other? And not only that, but you just totally made facts up regarding Karabagh, namely that Azeris lived there for an ASTOUNDING 4000 years! Apparently, the Azeris were around during the age of Gilgamesh! Noah himself must have been an Azeri! According to Nasty, it wasn't Adam and Eve, it was Heydar and Eve. Nice going Nasty. Please, who here can take you seriously with funny facts like that!

[DominO123]

According to Nasty, it wasn't Adam and Eve, it was Heydar and Eve.  Nice going Nasty.  Please, who here can take you seriously with funny facts like that!

Actually Phantom, this is even not an exageration of their claims... I came accross a work 2 years ago, claiming that Noe was an Azeris, and that thousands of years Back, Allah gave the Azeris the first alphabet known to mindkind, as well as Allah language is Turkic.

Edited November 12, 2003 by Fadix

[phantom]

It appears some Azeris have quite the vibrant imagination Domino.

[hytga]

can't remember the Url but, i once read an azeri post, presumably published by some branch of azeri government, focusing on azeri history. Guess what?

 

Amazons were actually azeri.