A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE

Number: 31 May 1, 2015
  • Sina Akşin
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A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE

Abstract

The Armenian issue was one of the many issues which plaguedthe Ottoman Empire in its later days, corresponding to the last quarter ofthe 19th century. By the year 1878, all major Christian peoples of theOttoman Empire in the Balkans had created their independent orautonomous states. During this process, no attention was paid to the factthat the Muslim and/or Turkish population of the Balkans were a verynumerous element, that they had lived there for centuries, that in manyareas they constituted majority. All three major national movements – theSerbian, Greek and Bulgarian movements – were determined that theMuslim/Turkish population should leave, that if need be, that they shouldbe exterminated. It was against this background that the Armenian issuewas raised. Speculation is incompatible with serious historiography.However, one cannot resist the temptation of asking whether or notMuslim- Armenian peaceful coexistence might not have been possible, ifWorld War I had not intervened. Today, we are entering a new phase inthe Armenian issue. The attention that the Diaspora Armenians andArmenian propaganda has been able to get from the European Parliament,the US Congress and similar bodies, may be seen as a success for them.However, it is far from certain that they will be able to get exactly whatthey want. As more balanced views of the Armenian issue becomeprevalent in Western scholarship, these will gradually filter down to themedia and thus in turn influence public opinion. Armenians of theDiaspora (and those who had lived in the Soviet Union), seeing that theirexaggerated views are no longer accepted, that they are being subjectedto critical examination, will have to let go of their passionate positions.Perhaps then, a symbolic reconciliation and a scholarly dialogue will bepossible

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Year 2015 Number: 31

APA
Akşin, S. (2015). A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE. Review of Armenian Studies, 31, 15-34. https://izlik.org/JA63ET86KM
AMA
1.Akşin S. A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE. RAS. 2015;(31):15-34. https://izlik.org/JA63ET86KM
Chicago
Akşin, Sina. 2015. “A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE”. Review of Armenian Studies, nos. 31: 15-34. https://izlik.org/JA63ET86KM.
EndNote
Akşin S (May 1, 2015) A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE. Review of Armenian Studies 31 15–34.
IEEE
[1]S. Akşin, “A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE”, RAS, no. 31, pp. 15–34, May 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA63ET86KM
ISNAD
Akşin, Sina. “A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE”. Review of Armenian Studies. 31 (May 1, 2015): 15-34. https://izlik.org/JA63ET86KM.
JAMA
1.Akşin S. A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE. RAS. 2015;:15–34.
MLA
Akşin, Sina. “A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE”. Review of Armenian Studies, no. 31, May 2015, pp. 15-34, https://izlik.org/JA63ET86KM.
Vancouver
1.Sina Akşin. A GENERAL APPRAISAL OF THE ARMENIAN ISSUE. RAS [Internet]. 2015 May 1;(31):15-34. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA63ET86KM