ANKARA - A photograph exhibition has been opened in Ankara on Monday which shows the massacres committed by Armenians in eastern Anatolia between the years 1915-1916.
The exhibition which used the prime ministry state archives was opened at Vakifbank Directorate General.
Addressing the opening ceremony, Justice and Development Party (AKP) deputy Turhan Comez said that ''this exhibition which makes everybody sad shows a part of our history.''
Noting that 554,000 Muslims died in the Armenian revolt which took place upon the provocation of Russia and Britain in 1915 and 1916, Comez said that the Ottoman government decided to relocate Armenian people due to the high number of killings during that revolt.
''The world has not been interested in the killings of Muslim Turks,'' said Comez, stressing that the world public opinion was only interested in the Armenian genocide claims for years.
Comez stressed that the Armenian diaspora carried out 30,000 activities every year about their genocide claims, commenting that it was sad to see that Turkey couldn't make its voice heard in a case which it was right.
The exhibition which will also be held in other cities, will be open in Ankara until April 29th.