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Turkish minister of Justice Cemil Cicek said that the planned conference on Armenian killings was "treason" to Turkey (Photo: EUobserver)

Turkey postpones conference on Armenia killings

A conference questioning Turkey's official policy as regards the Armenian killings during World War I has been cancelled following pressure from the government.

The conference entitled "Ottoman Armenians at decline of the empire. Scientific responsibility and issues of democracy" was to start on Wednesday (26 May) and would have given the floor to academics to discuss the Turkish position of denying the genocide.

But Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek said that the conference wa...

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Turkish minister of Justice Cemil Cicek said that the planned conference on Armenian killings was "treason" to Turkey (Photo: EUobserver)

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