HISTORY AND PROPAGANDA: THE EXAMPLE OF MORGENTHAU’S STORY AND BLUE BOOK

Year 2016, Volume: 16 Issue: 33, 135 - 161, 13.01.2017

Bayram Bayrakdar

Abstract

During the 19th century, missionaries and their colleagues, who were affiliated

to one of the major educational institution American Board, were making propaganda on

protestantism and imbuing people with independency under the name of Armenian liberty,

were thought to have to be saved with priority, by the American diplomatigues. In the first

quarter of the 20th century, the jewish-rooted USA ambassador Morgenthau were promoting

the zionist movement in the presence of some appropriate enviroments and in where that he deem necessity. At the same time, he primarily took over both of the Protestant- Christian

people, especially againt the Russian and English ambassadors, and the Armenians. Since

Morgenthau was unknown to foreign languages other than his native language English, he

elected a clever young man named Hagop Andonyan, who was just graduated the Robert

College, as an his executive asistant. Baş tercümanı/Dragoman and his chief adviser was

named Arshag K. Şimovanyan, who was highly experienced in his works. His personal

letters and his all correspondence are written or translated by Andonyan. On he other hand,

Şimavonyan was at Morgentau’s service as his ear and tongue. The other main materials

office is Wellington House, under the direction of Foreign Office, Arnold Toynbee, collected,

edited, and outhored many propaganda publications spesyficaly aimed at the otoman Empire.

Among these materials, the publication titled the Treatment Armenians in the Otoman

Empire, known as Blue Book, written by Toynbee.

Keywords

Genocide, Falsification, Ottoman Empire, USA, Turkish Republic, Blue Book, What Happened in History on Armenian Question?

TARİH VE PROPAGANDA: MORGENTHAU’NUN ÖYKÜSÜ VE MAVİ KİTAP ÖRNEĞİ

Abstract

19. yüzyıl boyunca Amerikan okullarının başlıca kurumlarından olan Amerikan

Board’a bağlı, Protestan propagandası yapan ve Ermenilere özgürlük adı altında bağımsızlık

fikrini aşılayan misyonerler ve yardımcıları, Amerikan diplomatlarının, öncelikli korunması

gerektiğini düşündükleri kişilerdi. 20. yüzyılın ilk çeyreğinde Musevi kökenli ABD

Büyükelçisi Morgenthau, uygun gördükleri ve gerektiğini düşündükleri kimi ortamlarda

gelişme aşamasındaki Siyon hareketini de desteklemekteydi. Bununla birlikte öncelikli

olarak Protestan Hıristiyan halkın ve özellikle Rus ve İngiliz elçiliklerine karşın Ermenilerin

koruyuculuğunu üstlenmişti.

Morgenthau, anadili İngilizce dışında başka bir dil bilmediğinden Hagop Andonyan

adında Robert Koleji yeni bitirmiş zeki bir genci kendisine özel kalem olarak görevlendirdi.

Baş tercümanı/Dragoman ve danışmanı ise Arshag K. Şimovanyan adında yaptığı

işlerde oldukça deneyimli bir kişi idi. Kişisel mektupları ve tüm yazışmalarını Andonyan

yazmakta ve/veya çevirmekteydi. Şimavonyan ise aklı, kulağı ve dili olarak Morgentau’nun

hizmetindeydi. Bir diğer önemli propaganda bürosu ise ünlü Wellington House, İngiliz

Dışişleri Bakanlığının emrinde, propagandaya dayalı bilgi ve belge üretmekteydi. Arnold

Toynbee tarafından hazırlanan Mavi Kitap, Ermenilere yapılan mezalimi işleyen önemli bir

savaş propaganda aracıydı.

Keywords

Soykırım, Bilgi düzmeciliği, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, ABD, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, Mavi Kitap, Ermeni Meselesi konusunda tarihte ne oldu?

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