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REVIEW of ARMENIAN STUDIES a Biannual Journal of History, Politics and International Relations REVIEW OF ARMENIAN STUDIES A Biannual Journal of History, Politics and International Relations no: 30 Facts and Comments Ömer E. LÜTEM 2014 Collective Memory and Narrative Toolkit in Turkish-Armenian Mnemonic Standoff Over the Past Rauf R. GARAGOZOV Attila Orbók and Armenians Yücel NAMAL The Missed Occasion: Successes of the Hamidian Police Against The Armenian Revolutionaries, 1905-1908 Maxime GAUIN Memory Laws & Freedom of Speech in Europe: Analysis of Perinçek v. Switzerland Case Çağatay YILDIRIM BOOK REVIEWS REVIEW OF ARMENIAN STUDIES A Biannual Journal of History, Politics and International Relations 2014, No: 30 EDITOR Ömer Engin LÜTEM MANAGING EDITOR Aslan Yavuz ŞİR EDITORIAL BOARD In Alphabetical Order Prof. Dr. Seçil KARAL AKGÜN Alev KILIÇ (Ret. Ambassador, Prof. Dr. Nedret KURAN BURÇOĞLU Director of the Center for Eurasian Studies) (Boğaziçi University) Ömer E. LÜTEM Prof. Dr. Sadi ÇAYCI (Ret. Ambassador) (Başkent University) Prof. Dr. Nurşen MAZICI Prof. Dr. Kemal ÇİÇEK (Marmara University) (İpek University) Prof. Dr. Nesib NESSİBLİ Dr. Şükrü ELEKDAĞ (Khazar University) (Ret. Ambassador) Prof. Dr. Hikmet ÖZDEMİR Prof. Dr. Metin HÜLAGÜ (Political Scientist) (Erciyes University) Prof. Dr. Mehmet SARAY Dr. Erdal İLTER (Historian) (Historian) Dr. Bilal N. ŞİMŞİR (Ret. Ambassador, Historian) ADVISORY BOARD In Alphabetical Order Ertuğrul APAKAN Prof. Dr. Jeremy SALT (Ret. Ambassador) (Bilkent University) Dr. Edward ERICKSON Prof. Dr. Norman STONE (Historian) (Bilkent University) Prof. Dr.Yusuf HALAÇOĞLU Prof. Dr. Ömer TURAN (Member of the Parliament) (Middle East Technical University) Prof. Dr. Enver KONUKÇU Prof. Dr. Hakan YAVUZ (Utah University) Prof. Dr. Justin MCCARTHY (University of Louisville) PUBLISHER Ali Kenan ERBULAN Review of Armenian Studies is published biannually Review of Armenian Studies is a refereed journal. Review of Armenian Studies is indexed in EBSCO and TUBITAK-ULAKBIM databases. 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. The reports of the referees are kept confidential and stored in the Journalʼs archives for five years. On behalf of AVRASYA BİR VAKFI (1993) All Rights Reserved. Publication Office Terazi Yayıncılık Bas. Dağ. Dan. Eğt. Org. Mat. Kırt. Ltd. Şti. Abidin Daver Sok. No. 12/B Daire 4 06550 Çankaya/ANKARA Tel: 0 (312) 438 50 23-24 • Faks: 0 (312) 438 50 26 www.avim.org.tr ISSN: 1303-5304 Subscription Office Hülya ÖNALP Terazi Yayıncılık Eğt. Org. Mat. Kırt. Ltd. Şti. Süleyman Nazif Sok. 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CONTENTS (İÇİNDEKİLER) Page Foreword......................................................................................................................................................5 (Önsöz) ARTICLES ...................................................................................................................................................7 (MAKALELER) Facts and Comments .......................................................................................................................7 (Olaylar ve Yorumlar) Ömer Engin LÜTEM Collective Memory and Narrative Toolkit in Turkish-Armenian Mnemonic Standoff Over the Past......................................................79 (Geçmişten Günümüze Türk-Ermeni Bellek Açmazında Kollektif Hafıza ve Anlatı Araçsallığı) Dr. Rauf R. GARAGOZOV Attila Orbók and Armenians......................................................................................................101 (Attila Órbok ve Ermeniler) Dr. Yücel NAMAL The Missed Occasion: Successes of the Hamidian Police Against The Armenian Revolutionaries, 1905-1908 .......................................................113 (Kaçırılan Fırsat: Hamidiye Polisinin Ermeni Devrimcilerine Karşı Başarıları, 1905-1908) Maxime GAUIN CONTENTS Memory Laws & Freedom of Speech in Europe: Analysis of Perinçek v. Switzerland Case...........................................................................133 (Avrupaʼda Hafıza Yasaları ve İfade Özgürlüğü Perinçek-İsviçre Davası Analizi) Çağatay YILDIRIM BOOK REVIEWS.................................................................................................................................187 (KİTAP TAHLİLLERİ) Great Catastrophe: Armenians and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide .................187 (Büyük Felaket: Soykırımın Gölgesinde Ermeniler ve Türkler) Turgut Kerem TUNCEL Armenian History and the Question of Genocide............................................................199 (Ermeni Tarihi ve Soykırımı Sorunu) Maxime GAUIN Ottomans and Armenians: A Study in Counterinsurgency .........................................205 (Osmanlılar ve Ermeniler: Ayaklanma Karşıtı Tedbirler Üzerine Bir Çalışma) Hande APAKAN Review of Armenian Studies 3 No. 30, 2014 . EDITORIAL NOTE n this issue of our journal, we offer our readers five articles and three book Ireviews. The first article, as it was for the last 13 years, is titled Facts and Comments and focuses on Turkey-Armenia relations in 2014, several activities of the Armenian Diaspora and stances of several countries regarding the Armenian issue. Thus, despite Turkey’s continuous attempts for reconciliation, it is seen that Armenia’s attitude rejecting any proposals and preparing to make several demands from Turkey, within the context of the centenary of the Armenian Relocation, is causing further deterioration in already tense bilateral relations. Inspired by the articles of the then Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and Gerard Libaridian, an American writer of Armenian descent, published in the Turkish Policy Quarterly journal, Rauf R. Garagozov analyzes the Turkish- Armenian mnemonic standoff with regard to the complex relationship between the collective memory and cultural trauma in his article Collective Memory and Narrative Toolkit in Turkish-Armenian Mnemonic Standoff Over the Past. In his article titled Atilla Orbok and Armenians, Yücel Namal recounts Orbok’s - a journalist and writer- struggle to oppose the Armenian propaganda EDITORIAL NOTE in Hungary against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War and states that Orbok wrote the book “The Truth on the Armenian Riot Based on Original Official Information Obtained by the Ottoman Government Concerning the Riot of the Armenians against the State” for this purpose and thus, changed the views of the Hungarian people on the Armenian issue. Maxime Gauin, in his article The Missed Occasion: Successes of the Hamidian Police against the Armenian Revolutionaries, 1905-1908, touches upon the Armenian terrorist actions during the mentioned three years, states that the perpetrators were getting caught by Ottoman security forces and organizations were falling apart but the 1908 revolution saved these organizations, especially the Dashnaks, from being destroyed. Our journal took a close interest on the attempts to restrict Perinçek’s freedom of expression in Switzerland and the lawsuit against him and even dedicated the previous issue to this subject. In this issue Çağatay Yıldırım’s article Memory Laws & Freedom of Speech in Europe: Analysis of Perinçek v. Switzerland Case analyzes the subject in the form of a theoretical legal Review of Armenian Studies 5 No. 30, 2014 research and examines the current situation of legislation in several countries, the joint fight against negationism, ECtHR’s attitude towards the punishment of negationism and the protection of the freedom of expression and other relevant issues. The coming centennial of the Armenian relocations caused an increase in publications on the Armenian issue. Three reviews of these publications could be found in this issue of our journal. Thomas de Waal is a writer known for his publications on the Caucasus issue and Nagorno-Karabakh issue in particular. He last penned a book called Great Catastrophe: Armenian and Turks in the Shadow of Genocide which appeals to the public instead of academic circles. While recognizing the Armenian genocide claims, De Waal stands out for his efforts to strike a balance between the sides by trying to understand and reflect Turkey’s attitude and opinions on this issue. This book’s review is prepared by Turgut Kerem Tuncel. Edward J. Erickson is a renowned American military writer. His books on the final period of the Ottoman Empire
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