“Ambassador Kilic’s response to my op-ed really highlights Turkey’s selective memory of historic fact. He mentions the United Nations proposal known as the Annan Plan (1/5)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqilhdYNN8E&feature=youtu.be …
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but conveniently forgets that the Turkish military was the one that initially fenced off Varosha and continues to this day to prevent the lawful, internationally recognized inhabitants of the city to return to their homes. It seems like Turkey needs a history lesson. (3/5)
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Therefore, I am proud that the United States set the historic record straight by officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Turkey has for too long denied the historic fact that 1.5 million Armenians (4/5)
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and other ethnic and religious minorities were killed by the Ottoman Empire, and the United States will no longer let this historic inaccuracy stand.” (5/5)
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