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REVIEW OF ARMENIAN STUDIES A Biannual Journal of History, Politics and International Relations Facts and Comments Ömer E. LÜTEM no: Mkrtich Portukalian and the “Armenia” Journal (From Terrorism to Skeptical Modesty) 24 Jean-Louis MATTEI 2011 The Concept of Genocide in International Law: William A. Schabas’ Views on 1915 Armenian Incidents Sadi ÇAYCI Dehumanization in Cartoons: A Case Study of the Image of the Turk in Asbarez Newspaper Bahar Senem ÇEVİK-ERSAYDI The Armenian Genocide Question & Legal Responsibillity Derk Jan van der LINDE Iran and Armenia: A Symbiotic Relationship Zeynep KAYA Charles Aznavour’s Book Entitled D’une Porte L’autre (From One Door to the Next): Historical Facts and Turkish-Armenian Relations Doğanay ERYILMAZ BOOK REVIEW REVIEW OF ARMENIAN STUDIES A Biannual Journal of History, Politics and International Relations 2011, No 24 PUBLISHER Ömer Engin LÜTEM MANAGING EDITOR Halit GÜLŞEN EDITORIAL BOARD In Alphabetical Order Prof. Dr. Seçil KARAL AKGÜN Ömer E. LÜTEM (Middle East Technical University) (Ret. Ambassador, Director of the Prof. Dr. Nedret KURAN BURÇOĞLU Center for Eurasian Studies) (Boğaziçi University) Prof. Dr. Nurşen MAZICI Prof. Dr. Sadi ÇAYCI (Marmara University) (Başkent University) Prof. Dr. Nesib NESSİBLİ Prof. Dr. Kemal ÇİÇEK (Khazar University) (Turkish Historical Society) Prof. Dr. Hikmet ÖZDEMİR Dr. Şükrü ELEKDAĞ (Political Scientist) (Ret. Ambassador, Member of Parliament) Prof. Dr. Mehmet SARAY Prof. Dr. Metin HÜLAGÜ (Historian) (Erciyes University) Dr. Bilal N. ŞİMŞİR Dr. Erdal İLTER (Ret. Ambassador, Historian) (Historian) Prof. Dr. Arslan TERZİOĞLU Prof. Dr. Enver KONUKÇU (İstanbul University) Armağan KULOĞLU (Ret. Major General) ADVISORY BOARD In Alphabetical Order Assist. Prof. Dr. Kalerya BELOVA Prof. Dr. Hasan KÖNİ (Institute of International Relations) (Yeditepe University) Prof. Dr. Peter BENDIXEN Andrew MANGO (University of Hamburg) (Journalist, Author) Edward ERICKSON Prof. Dr. Justin MCCARTHY (Historian) (University of Louisville) Prof. Dr. Yavuz ERCAN Otto WINKELMAN (Ankara University) (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University) Prof. Dr.Yusuf HALAÇOĞLU (Gazi University) EDITOR Ömer Engin LÜTEM Review of Armenian Studies is published biannually Review of Armenian Studies is a refereed journal. Review of Armenian Studies is index in Ebsco database since March 2010. Articles submitted for publication are subject to peer review. The editorial board takes into consideration whether the submitted article follows the rules of scientific writing. The articles are sent to two referees known for their academic reputation in their respective areas. Upon their decision, the article will be published in the journal, or rejected. 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CONTENTS (İÇİNDEKİLER) Page Editorial Note.............................................................................................................................................5 (Editörün Notu) ARTICLES ...................................................................................................................................................7 (MAKALELER) Facts and Comments .......................................................................................................................7 (Olaylar ve Yorumlar) Ömer E. LÜTEM Mkrtich Portukalian and the “Armenia” Journal (From Terrorism to Skeptical Modesty) ..................................................................................65 (Migirdiç Portukalyan ve “Armenia” Gazetesi (Terörizmden Şüpheli Bir Ilımlığa) Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis MATTEI The Concept of Genocide in International Law: William A. Schabasʼ Views on 1915 Armenian Incidents................................................93 (Milletlerarası Hukukta Soykırım Kavramı: 1915 Ermeni Olayları Açısından William A. Schabasʼın Görüşleri Prof. Dr. Sadi ÇAYCI Dehumanization in Cartoons: A Case Study of the Image of the Turk in Asbarez Newspaper ................................103 (Karikatürlerde Dehümanizasyon: Asbarez Gazetesi Örneğinde Türk İmgesi) Dr. Bahar Senem ÇEVİK-ERSAYDI CONTENTS The Armenian Genocide Question & Legal Responsibillity.........................................123 (Ermeni Soykırımı Sorunu & Hukuki Sorumluluk) Derk Jan van der LINDE Iran and Armenia: A Symbiotic Relationship......................................................................153 (İran ve Ermenistan: Sembiyotik Bir İlişki) Zeynep KAYA Charles Aznavourʼs Book Entitled Dʼune Porte Lʼautre (From One Door to the Next): Historical Facts and Turkish-Armenian Relations......................173 (Charles Aznavourʼun “Bir Kapıdan Ötekine” Başlıklı Kitabı: Tarihsel Gerçekler ve Türk-Ermeni İlişkileri) Doğanay ERYILMAZ BOOK REVIEW ....................................................................................................................................197 (KİTAP TAHLİLİ) The Great War For Civilization: The Conquest of the Middle East ..........................197 (Büyük Medeniyet Savaşı - Ortadoğuʼnun Fethi) Ömer E. LÜTEM Review of Armenian Studies 3 No. 24, 2011 4 Review of Armenian Studies No. 24, 2011 EDITORIAL NOTE s a tradition, the first article of the current issue of our Journal is Facts and Comments which summarizes the significant Adevelopments regarding the Armenian Question. The developments in concerning the punishment of those denying the Armenian genocide allegations have gained so much significance that the entire article has been dedicated to these developments. The second article of our Journal is entitled Mkrtich Portukalian and the “Armenia” Journal (From Terrorism to Skeptical Modesty) written by Prof. Dr. Louis Mattei. Prof Mattei sheds light on the life of Mkrtich Portukalian who is not well known but has an important position within the “revolutionary” Armenian history and particularly his “Armenia” Journal that has been published. Prof. William Schabas is considered as authority within the field of Genocide Law and his book entitled “Genocide of International Law” is his most well known publication. It could be observed that the complications and EDITORIAL NOTE contradictions experienced in regards to the concept of genocide, mostly due to political reasons, are also present in Schabas’s book. Prof. Dr. Sadi Çaycı addresses these complications in his article entitled The Concept of Genocide in International Law: William A. Schabas’s Views on 1915 Armenian Events. Dr. Bahar Senem Çevik-Ersaydı, in her article entitled Dehumanization in Cartoons: A Case Study of the Image of the Turk in Asbarez Newspaper, presents how the Turkish image is tried to be dehumanized with the cartoons published in this newspaper of the Armenian Diaspora. Derk Jan van der Linde’s article entitled The Armenian Genocide Question & Legal Responsibility deals with the Armenian Genocide Question from a legal standpoint. Linde seeks to answer whether any form of direct state and/or individual responsibility can arise under the workings of the Genocide Convention and whether it is in fact legally correct to apply the terminology of genocide to the events of 1915. Review of Armenian Studies 5 No. 24, 2011 Armenia and Iran are neighbors. Moreover, there is an important Armenian minority in Iran. Apart from being neighbors, these two countries also maintain close relations for being in opposition to Azerbaijan. In her article entitled Iran and Armenia: A Symbiotic Relationship, Assistant Professor Zeynep Kaya provides an insight to the complicated and complex relations of these two countries. French singer Charles Aznavour who is of Armenian origin has written a book concerning his own life. In his article entitled Charles Aznavour’s Book Entitled D’une Porte L’aue (From One Door To The Next): Historical Facts and Turkish Armenian Relations, Doğanay Eryılmaz addresses the statements of Aznavour in his book regarding Turkey-Armenia relations and draws attention to his significant lack of information on this issue. This issue contains one book review. The book of English journalist/writer Robert Fisk entitled The Great War of Civilization: The Conquest of Middle East written in 2005 has just recently been translated into Turkish. In this book, an article which