Letter to Congress on HR252

It is a great disappointment to see that our Congress and our Government in Washington year after year dwell on the subject of the controversial and alleged Armenian Genocide, and holding the Republic of Turkey responsible for it. Our taxpayers’ contributions are being wasted in fruitless debates in our political arena at the expense of our national interests in the Near East. Our politicians are not historians but it is a great sadness to note that our politicians succumb to the pressures of certain lobbyist elements to accept their distorted historical events of Anatolia pertaining to the period of 1915-1916. If you must decide on this matter then I need to ask you to investigate this matter in an unbiased manner.

Please allow me to give certain undeniable historical facts to shed some light on this matter. Once these points become apparent, it will also become clear that the allegations do not have basis. However, it should be noted that no one can deny the fact that countless Armenians have suffered during the Great War (1914-1918). Yet, at the same time even greater number of Turks suffered casualties during this ugly war. All ethnic groups died for similar causes; Armenians were not an exception. The debate of specific cause for their losses is another subject matter that cannot be covered herein at this moment. Nonetheless, with this letter I will attempt to illustrate that the claims of the Armenian lobbyists are false in regards to the alleged Armenian genocide matter.

In the first part of this letter, I need to expose the historical falsehood for the alleged Armenian genocide; and this falsehood will show that the claims cannot be true based on historical information.

As you may know, the entire Armenian allegation of genocide is based on the information brought to the West by Morgenthau, the US Ambassador to Istanbul during 1915-1916. Yet, clearly Ambassador Morgenthau has admitted in his own book “Ambassador Morgenthau’s Story (1918)” that the information that he gathered came to him without investigation from his Armenian aides who worked for the goals of the Armenian Diaspora, which was scheming against the Ottoman Empire to create an independent state on the Turkish real estate. Thus, with this first fact (source of information) the credibility of this information is questionable. It should be noted that to this date there is no proven motive for the Ottoman State to commit such alleged crime as claimed by the Armenian Diaspora. (more…)



Valerian Three Irons on PBS, Native American trip to Turkey

National Public Radio in South Dakota interviewed one of the Native American faculty members, Valerian Three Irons, who had participated on TCA’s trip to Turkey in November. Please check this page for clip of interview. Valerian will be speaking about his trip at South Dakota State University next week (January 15th). Please click here for press release.



Response to display of erroneous map by NBC’S Today’s Show

Response to NBC’S Today’s Show and parent company General Electric GE  with protest letter of distorted map of the Middle East and of the Republic of Turkey. (click here to watch the excerpt that aired on December 18, 2009)
General Electric’s / NBC’s Today’s Show become a tool for a PKK  terrorist organization.

Mr.Jim Bell
Executive producer of  Today Show
Today’s Show – NBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N. Y. 10112
jim.bell@nbcuni.com

December 21, 2009

Dear Mr.Bell,

As a regular NBC’s Today’s  show viewer, I have relied on your network for news and analysis, particularly concerning major local and international events. Yet on one recent program, I was taken aback strongly enough to take the trouble to bring the matter to your attention. NBC’s Today’s Show  program on December 18, 2009  morning – relating to the story on Iran  detaining 3 of our fellow Americans , presented a large territory on a map named “Kurdistan,” covering three nations, mostly Turkey. (Turkey was not named; Iran and Iraq were.) Since every nation would get upset with any kind of acknowledgement encouraging the idea of secession and the devaluing of territorial integrity, all three of these nations would have reason to feel wronged; but I would prefer to confine the discussion to what has been one of America’s staunchest allies through the years, Turkey. (more…)



Press Release from the White House

You may have already seen the below Release. Please note President Obama refering to the Turkish American Community, highlighted in yellow. So we are and can make a difference. Yes we can. JOIN THE TACA GRASSROOTS EFFORTS in Chicago. Let us know if you are interested: grassroots@tacaonline.org.

For Immediate Release
December 07, 2009
Oval Office

1:25 P.M. EST

Turkey - Talking

PRESIDENT OBAMA: I want to extend the warmest of welcomes to Prime Minister Erdogan. I’m glad that I, personally, and the American people have a chance to reciprocate the wonderful hospitality that was extended to me when I visited Turkey in April.

As I said when I had the great honor of addressing the Turkish Parliament in Ankara, I am strongly committed to creating the best possible relationship between Turkey and the United States.

Turkey is a NATO ally, which means that we are pledged to defend each other. There are strong ties between our countries as a consequence of the Turkish American community that has been established here. We have had the opportunity to work together during this recent financial crisis, given Turkey’s role as a member of the G20. And given Turkey’s history as a secular democratic state that respects the rule of law, but is also a majority Muslim nation, it plays a critical role I think in helping to shape mutual understanding and stability and peace not only in its neighborhood but around the world. (more…)



Grassroots news and action alert: Contact Your Member of Congress Now!

December 13, 2009

Contact Your Member of Congress Now!
To Support Rapprochement, Not Armenian Resolutions

Dear Friends and Members of the Turkish-American Community:

Please do your civic duty and help your community stand up for Turkish – Armenian peace, and against false accusations and anti-Turkish hatred. Do this for our future generation.

Extreme voices in the Armenian community are aiming to derail the critical rapprochement currently being undertaken by Armenia and Turkey. They are pushing for the passage of the infamous Armenian Resolution that falsely accuses Turkey, the Ottoman Empire and people of Turkish heritage of committing genocide.

To make it easy for you to correspond with your Member of Congress, you can use the Capwiz system provided by the Turkish Coalition of America(TCA). Four letter templates have been provided and randomly appear on the Action alert page. Please click here and enter your zip code; and your name and address information on the following page. Your letter will be faxed and emailed automatically to your Representative.

Pass this on to your friends and mail lists.

TACA Grassroots - Public Outreach Program Committee



President Obama Statement on the Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of Turkey

The people of the United States join the people of Turkey in celebrating the anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey.  The friendship between our nation is strong, and our alliance is enduring. More than fifty years ago, the United States and Turkey began a partnership based on shared values and mutual respect – a partnership and friendship that has deepened over the years as we have overcome many shared challenges.   Turkish-Americans help to forge the bonds that join our nations in friendship, and they continue to contribute to our society, in a wide range of field including arts, athletics, education, business, medicine and science.

source: whitehouse.gov



“Empowering the Turkish American Community”

G. Lincoln McCurdy: Presentation on “Empowering the Turkish American Community”

www.tc-america.org
www.turkishcoalitionofamerica.org
Saturday, October 10, 2009



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