Petition for Commemoration & Recognition of the 1914-1922 Muslim Genocide in Anatolia and the Caucasus

Wounded Muslim refugees from Alvar Village Erzurum at Caucasus Campaign in WWI, 1916

I invite every one seeking truth and justice  to sign the petition below which is available at the White House web site until 15 March

we petition the obama administration to:

Commemorate and recognize Soykırım – the 1914-1922 Muslim Genocide in Anatolia and the Caucasus

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 Soykırım– the Muslim Genocide – alongside his annual April 24th Presidential Message commemorating the Armenian suffering in World War I

Created: Feb 13, 2013

Issues: Civil Rights and Liberties, Foreign Policy, Human Rights

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