FACTS AND COMMENTS (OLAYLAR VE YORUMLAR) Ömer Engin LÜTEM Ambassador (Ret) Center for Eurasian Studies, Honorary President
[email protected] Abtract: This article examines the relations of Turkey with Armenia and the Diaspora for the whole year of 2015, especially with the commemoration of centennial of Armenian Resettlement of 1915, as well as the countries whose parliaments adopted resolutions on genocide allegations. Latest developments on the Karabakh issue and Perinçek case in European Court of Human Rights are also studied in this article. Keywords: Turkey, Armenia, Commemorations of the Centennial of the Armenian Resettlements, recognition of Armenian genocide allegations, Karabakh question, Perinçek case at ECtHR, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ahmet Davutoğlu, Mevlut Çavuşoğlu, Serzh Sargsyan, Edward Nalbandian ARTICLES Öz: Bu yazı tüm 2015 boyunca Türkiye ile Ermenistan ve Diaspora arasındaki ilişkileri, Ermeni tehcirinin 100. yıldönümü anmalarını ve soykırım iddialarıyla ilgili parlamento kararı alan ülkeleri incelemektedir. Ayrıca, Karabağ sorunuyla ilgili son gelişmeler ve Avrupa İnsan Hakları Mahkemesi’nde görülmüş olan Perinçek davası da irdelenmektedir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Türkiye, Ermenistan, Ermeni Tehcirinin 100. Yıldönümü anmaları, Ermeni soykırım iddialarının tanınması, Karabağ sorunu, AİHM’de Perinçek davası, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Ahmet Davutoğlu, Mevlut Çavuşoğlu, Serj Sarkisyan, Edvard Nalbantyan Review of Armenian Studies 7 No. 32, 2015 Ömer Engin Lütem I - EVENTS IN ARMENIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENNIAL The most important event in 2015 within the context of the Armenian issue and Turkey-Armenia relations is no doubt the centennial of the Armenian Resettlement. Several resolutions were adopted and new organizations were formed in Armenia regarding the commemoration of the 1915 events and to make demands from Turkey regarding these events.