Ara sarafian blue book

Ara sarafian s, 58 glendale, ca has court records at. The treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire, 1915. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. This documentary traces the work of ara sarafian, an archival historian.

Ara sarafian defends the blue book the blue book was compiled to a high academic standard. Toynbee, who went on to be a major historian in his own right, was deeply moved by his research on the genocide. If i remember right your name was first heard in turkey in the year 1995 when your research at the ottoman archives was interrupted by the officials there. Falloden by viscount bryce uncensored edition aka the blue book james bryce, arnold joseph toynbee, arnold toynbee, ara sarafian on. Dixonjohnson, british author of the 1916 book, the armenians, also took issue with the mass drowningshogwash. His recent translation of karen jeppes danish book, misak. Sarafian is currently editor of gomidas institute books and coeditor of armenian forum. The blue book 2009 this documentary traces the work of ara sarafian, an archival historian. The first film, gagik karagheuzians the blue book, political truth or historical fact 2009, focused on sarafians work and research on the blue. If ara sarafian had achieved nothing else this, republishing lord bryces british government blue book, alone would have been a medal enough for a lifetime. All information provided in the blue book is cataloged and can be traced to the original source predominantly located in the united states national archives. Ara sarafian from an interview in virgul issue 95, may 2006, the full text of which may be accessed at. Ambassador to armenia john evans and gomidas institute director ara sarafian, will be in toronto on march 12 for the book launch of evans book truth held hostage.

In 2005, archival historian ara sarafian, began a campaign opposing the efforts of turkish grand national assembly to coerce the british parliament into rescinding their own report and formally apologise to the turkish government. Ara sarafian is 58 years old and was born on 03261962. Although the turkish translation of the blue book uncensored edition was released at the turkish human rights association in ankara in 2009 in the presence of ara sarafian and lord avebury, turkish mps ignored their invitations to attend. A critical, uncensored edition, edited and with an introduction by ara sarafian, has now been published by the gomidas institute. He shows exactly how testimonies were collected, authenticated, and then used in the book. Ara sarafian gomidas institute, princeton, us the armenian genocide and turkey. The blue book is an observational documentary following ara sarafian between 20062008, when he engaged the armenian genocide issue in london, istanbul, ankara and elazig in turkey. The film focused on ara sarafians campaign to reject a petition by turkish grand national assembly sent to the british parliament in 2005 asking the uk parliament to repudiate the veracity of the 1916 blue book, a collection of eyewitness accounts on the genocide.

United states archives constitute one of the most important sources on. The turkish parliament wrote a letter to the british parliament signed by all of its members asking for a document written during wwi documenting the armenian genocide to be declared false. However in 2000 historian ara sarafian published the critical and uncensored version of the book, thus once again. Every white male over thirty loves that one, one friend said. Henry morgenthau and the armenian genocide on saturday, march 31, 2012 8. Armenian genocide film takes center stage in london. Henry morgenthau, ara sarafian ambassador morgenthaus. But he is young and handsome and brimful of creative energy his latest publication from a unique list of noncommercial original research other academic publishers would seek a. In 2005, sarafian began a campaign to oppose the efforts of turkish parliamentarians in london to deny the armenian genocide of 1915. Consider apart from the time that would be required for the collection and embarkation of the victims the number of sailing boats necessary to carry 8,000 or 10,000 people some distance out to sea, even if the boats were able to make more than one journey. Documents presented to viscount grey of falloden by viscount bryce aka the blue book by james bryce, arnold joseph toynbee, arnold toynbee, ara sarafian and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.

British parliamentary blue book on armenian genocide sent to the turkish parliament for a second time 22 february 20. That was used by some turkish historians to declare the blue book as disinformation and wartime propaganda. Ara sarafian defends the blue book addendum, 507 arnold toynbee confessed in a later work, the western question in greece and turkey 1922, p. He demonstrates how the turkishargument is contrived, by using documents from the uk national archives on. The gomidas institute helped the british parliament look into the matter and prepared its response accordingly turkish parliaments petition presented to the houses of parliament. Araksy sarafian, araksy s sarafian and ara sarafiam are some of the alias or nicknames that ara has used. Ara sarafian to lecture on henry morgenthau and the. The film focused on ara sarafians campaign to reject a petition by turkish grand national assembly sent to the british parliament in. In his introduction, sarafian takes issue with the repeated assertions of turkish nationalist authors, who claim that the blue book was a british propaganda fabrication. Ara sarafian to speak about armenians in the late ottoman empire. The blue book, political truth or historical fact wikipedia.

Ara sarafian, a historian, endeavours to expose turkish statedenial ofarmenian genocide. The blue book has been one of the most solid and influential sources on the armenian genocide. Join facebook to connect with ara sarafian and others you may know. On 28 april 2005, after months of preparation, the turkish grand national assembly launched a new initiative to deny the armenian genocide, with an attack on the 1916 british parliamentary blue book, the treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire, 191517.

This observational documentary traces the work of ara sarafian, an archival historian. For example, in the original version of the book the names of the correspondents were withheld for security considerations. A critical, uncensored edition, edited and with an introduction by ara sarafian. Armenian genocide documentary armenian genocide blog. Ara sarafian is the director of the londonbased gomidas institute. The arf western uss newly established western armenia committee has invited ara sarafian, director of the gomidas institute for a series titled armenians in the late ottoman empire and. He is the editor of the critical edition of the british parliamentary blue book the treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire, 191516. The turks insisted that the british publication was a forgery. He demonstrates how the turkish argument is contrived, by using documents from the uk national archives. Ara sarafian to speak about armenians in the late ottoman.

Much of the film was shot in archives, conferences, tv studios, and the killings fields of eastern turkey. The documentary was commissioned when sarafian began a campaign to oppose the efforts of turkish parliamentarians in london to deny the armenian genocide of 1915. This observational documentary follows ara on his campaign. Ara sarafian should be commended for making a critical edition of the treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire available to the public. The armenian weekly reports that this friday, june 26th, a turkish translation of the much contested blue book, the famous 1916 report by the british government entitled, the treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire 191516, will be published in ankora by lord avebury and ara sarafian under the sponsorship of the turkish human rights association ankara and the freedom of thought.

In 1916 the british parliament published a blue book that identified the. The event will consist a reading of excerpts, evans reflections as a former u. An armenian life gomidas institute, 2015 is a masterful work and includes a fascinating 70 page introduction by kauffeldt. All copies of the translation that were sent to the tbmm were not accepted for delivery. Wikizero the blue book, political truth or historical fact. The mentioned blue book has been published more then once. Ara sarafian who is to publish the book for the third time does not mention the fact that the books contents were prepared at wellington house and that its sources are untrustworthy. Addressing an audience visibly eager to hear the speakers, ara sarafian, the editor of the uncensored editions of the original blue book published by the gomidas institute in 2000 and 2005. In 1916 british parliament published a report on the armenian genocide, popularly known as the blue book. Turkish parliament request for retraction of british. While ara sarafian pays lip service to valuing the highest academic standards in his armenian forum, feuding with rouben adalian over the 10,000 drownings story, a typical fabricated tale of turkish inhumanity he actually goes on to endorse the credibility of the blue book. Once he heard about this petition, he set out on a campaign to demonstrate the authenticity of the original work and to defend the integrity of his republication. The release of the blue book demonstrates these efforts.

Ara sarafian is a historian specialising on the late ottoman empire. Peter matthiessen blue meridian 1st edition 1st printing. When sarafian heard about the petition he started a campaign defending the. Five years earlier in 2000 ara sarafian a british historian, had republished the parliamentary report the treatment of armenians i n the ottoman empire 19151916, also known as the blue book. Ara sarafian, in a series of lectures, discussing the importance of the blue book, and significance of the turkish parliamentarians denial of it. I attended the launch of the turkish translation of the blue book a 1916 account of the massacres of armenians in the ottoman empire published in the uk, held at the human rights association offices today. Ara sarafian is a melbournebased writer and editor.

Ara sarafian, a historian, endeavours to expose turkish state denial of armenian genocide. Join facebook to connect with sarafian ara and others you may know. He demonstrates the intellectual pedigree of the work. Glendale, ca historian ara sarafian will present a lecture titled staying focused. Ara sarafian, a british armenian historian, had republished an uncensored edition of the blue book five years earlier in 2000. Launch of the turkish blue book translation importance. The treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire, 19151916. Similarly, when turkish historians and parliamentarians denied the integrity of the 1916 british parliamentary blue book, i decided to respond to their position with a critical edition of the blue book, where the denial of the armenian genocide was the main. Oxford university armenian society and aegis society just hosted the screening of the blue book, witnessing history, a new observational documentary examining turkeys efforts to deny armenian genocide. Treatment of armenians in the ottoman empire, 19151916, the.