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Russian generalâ€™s report on genocide against Turks committed by Armenians published as a book

10 March 2009 12:00 (UTC +04:00)

Istanbul. Mayis Alizadehâ€“APA. Dogan publishing house published the report found in the archive of the Russian General Staff by Professor Mehmet Perincek of Istanbul University, APA Turkish bureau reports. Russian general Bolkhovotinovâ€™s report on the â€œArmenian issueâ€ was published for the first time in 1915 in Turkish under the title of â€œArmenian reportâ€. Bolkhovotinov was one of the commanders of Russian army in the Caucasus fighting against the Ottoman troops. Perincek told APA Turkish bureau that it was very important document. â€œGeneral Bolkhovotinov reported to the General Staff about the uprising of Armenians in Anatolia against the Ottoman Empire and killing of local Turkish residents by the Armenians. The general of army, who was fighting against the Turks and secretly supported the Armenians, reported Armenians were committing genocide against the Turkish people. The document shows how Turkey is fair in his struggle against the slanders. We published in this book many historic photos for the first time, which describes the genocide against the Turks committed by the Armenian banditsâ€.