Expulsion (Tehcir) and Genocide (Soykirim): From Ostensible Irreconcilability to Complementarity
The Armenian Genocide is still the object of a hard denial in the official attitude of Turkey's government and political circles. The Turkish term used to define what happened to the Armenians of the Ottoman Empire, in 1915, is tehcir meaning expulsion or deportation. The increasing pressure...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
2015-04-01
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Series: | Annali di Ca’ Foscari: Serie Orientale |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.14277/2385-3042/13p |