NCJ Number
171545
Date Published
1995
Length
0 pages
Annotation
This CD-ROM is designed to attract the world's attention to the history and current status of Turkish genocide and oppression of the Armenians, Kurds, Greeks, Syrians, and Cypriots in Asia Minor.
Abstract
After providing a written overview of the purpose and content of the CD-ROM, the CD-ROM portrays a map of Asia Minor with red dots to show the sites of Turkish atrocities against indigenous Armenians, Kurds, Greeks, Syrians, and Cypriots in Asia Minor. By clicking on each of these dots, the CD-ROM provides a presentation of the history of Turkish actions against indigenous people in those areas. The captions for these sites are as follows: "The Armenian Genocide," "Night of Terror in Constantinople," "The Greek Holocaust of Asia Minor," "The Greek Holocaust of Pontos," "The Kurdish Drama," "The Persecutions of Christian Communities," and "Cyprus and the Turkish Invasion." At each of the sites, there is a written history of the events at the site. Photos and a chronological index provide documentation and an outline of the events described. The theme at all of the sites is of a Turkish strategy to kill indigenous people, destroy their existing culture, and oppress any remaining minority. This strategy does not tolerate diversity nor encourage assimilation. The theme of the CD-ROM is that Turkey has never been held accountable for the holocausts it has committed nor is it currently challenged for its continued oppression of Armenians, Kurds, Greeks, Syrians, and Cypriots under its control. It argues that Turkey continues to violate UN principles of human rights as well as the treaties that bear upon its treatment of Asia Minor minorities.