ERZURUM (AA) - Documents about massacres committed by the Armenians against Turkish people in eastern city of Erzurum and adjacent areas between the years of 1918 and 1920 were compiled by Assistant Prof. Betul Aslan of Ataturk University in a book entitled ''Armenian Events in Erzurum''.
The book includes a brief history of Armenians in Anatolia, documents about massacres committed by Armenians, results of excavations in the city, testimonies of those who witnessed the massacres, and recollections of Russian, German and American officials in the region such as Russian officer Tverdo Khlebov, Russian nurse Tatyana Karameli, German journalist Paul Wietz and former Council of Germany in Erzurum Edgar Andres.
In an interview with the A.A, Aslan said, ''Armenians have been doing everything in their power to keep their baseless allegations high on world's agenda. There was not any single document proving their allegations about such a genocide.''
''But, Armenian gangs committed massacres in Erzurum after Russian soldiers withdrew from the city. According to official figures, about 10 thousand Turkish people were killed by Armenians in Erzurum. However, unofficial figures gave the number of slain people as 50 thousand,'' she added.
(UK-A֩
2005-01-27