Frank Pallone: “The programs are not intended to encourage objective research into…”

On the recordMarch 12, 1998

The programs are not intended to encourage objective research into Turkish history, but rather to further the Turkish Government's goal of using a selective interpretation of history to advance official government propaganda. To that end, Turkey restricts access to its historical archives to those supportive of the official version of Ottoman and Turkish history. The gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman) talked about the Armenian genocide, this terrible crime against humanity, the first example of genocide in the 20th century. Surely, Mr. Speaker, this historic tragedy should figure in any account of Ottoman and Turkish history. Yet that is not the intent.

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Frank Pallone

Democratic · New Jersey

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Discussing the implications of Turkish funding for academic programs in U.S. universities.

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