Dear Sir / Madam,

You are kindly invited to attend our annual conference on the 4th February 2011 on the subject of “Turkish- Armenian Relations”, details of which are attached.

The guest speaker, Prof Justin McCarthy specializes in the

social and demographic history of the Modern Middle East, particularly Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. He is presently Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences and Distinguished University Scholar at the University of Louisville.The event will be chaired by Professor Şevket Pamuk who is the Chair of Contemporary Turkish Studies at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a leading economic historian of the Ottoman Empire, the Middle East and modern Turkey.

This is the fifth conference in the series and has been organised in the memory of 34 Turkish diplomats and other innocent victims who were murdered by various Armenian terrorist groups between 1973 and 1985. The aim of these conferences is to promote mutual understanding and discuss issues concerning Turkish-Armenian relations both recent and historic on an academic platform.

We very much hope that you will be able to attend the conference and kindly circulate this e-mail to your friends.

Yours sincerely

You are kindly invited to attend an evening conference entitled

‘TURKISH – ARMENIAN RELATIONS’

Friday, 4th  February 2011, 6 pm for 6.30 pm

Venue:

Sheikh Zayed Theatre,

London School of Economics, 

New Academic Building, 

Lincoln's Inn Fields,

London WC2A 2AE

GUEST SPEAKER

Prof Justin McCarthy

“Prejudice, Deception, and the Armenian Question”

For those who study the troubled history of relations between Turks and Armenians, the question naturally arises, “How could so many have been so wrong?” Why did Europeans and Americans at the time, and still today, believe a story of persecution that is demonstrably wrong? The answer lies in ignorance, prejudice, and deception. Ignorance made politicians and editors, then and today, believe whatever fit their prejudices. And prejudice caused them to ignore the facts before them. Instead, they accepted the often deliberate falsehoods spread by Armenian rebels and their supporters. This presentation offers examples of the deceptions that lie behind what is commonly believed of the Armenian Question.

CHAIRED BY

Prof Şevket Pamuk

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Organised by

THE FEDERATION OF TURKISH ASSOCIATIONS UK

The Federation of Turkish Associations UK (FTA UK) is an umbrella organization consisting of 16 Turkish associations, representing approximately 300,000 British Turks and Turkish citizens in the UK. We are following closely any developments and issues concerning our community in this country and we make representations at governmental and/or local levels. We also serve as a broad platform reinforcing and building on the cultural and economic bridges between Turkey and the UK.

www.turkishfederationuk.org

Non – Members Welcome

Attendance is free but by registration only

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