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Petition on recognition of Muslim Genocide by Armenians in Anatolia posted on White Houseâ€™s website

15 February 2013 08:57 (UTC +04:00)

APA reports quoting the White House’s website that the petition calls on recognition of the Muslim Genocide committed by Armenians in Anatolia in 1914-1922.

The petition says: “In 1914-22, the armed groups of Armenian Dashnak and Hunchak parties and the Armenian volunteers serving in the Russian, Greek and French armies carried out a systematic extermination of Turks, Azerbaijanis and Kurds in Anatolia and the Caucasus. 523.955 Muslim civilians were identified as victims, not including those missing or buried in mass graves. Western scholars estimated that overall up to 2.5 million Muslims perished in these massacres. Armenians loyal to the Ottoman state were also targeted by the Armenian nationalists.On behalf of Turkic-Americans and the families of victims and survivors of these atrocities, we call upon President to recognize SoykÄ±rÄ±m– the Muslim Genocide.”

100 000 people should sign the petition by March 15. More than 450 people have signed the petition up to now. (https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/commemorate-and-recognize-soyk%C4%B1r%C4%B1m-%E2%80%93-1914-1922-muslim-genocide-anatolia-and-caucasus/ZSFLZGmD)