Opposing Perspectives on the country of Turkey and Genocide
Recently, at the University of California of Los Angeles, the Armenian Students Association presented “A Resolution to Divest from the Republic of Turkey to End the Perpetuation of the Armenian Genocide,” and held a meeting with the Turkish Cultural Club to discuss the resolution. The resolution originally called for the University of California, Los Angeles to divest its holdings from the Republic of Turkey. This led the Turkish Cultural Club to further discuss the resolution by making a presentation. Approximately fifty students from different backgrounds, mostly Armenian and Turkish, held a meeting and came together to discuss this issue. It was a very heated and controversial debate that proved inconclusive, confusing and factually irrelevant. Hannah Rosson, a journalist at The Daily Bruin, wrote an article called “Turkish Cultural Club appeals against ASA resolution to divest from Turkey” on the 14th of January, which focuses on the meeting and the presentation of a response to the resolution. Some think that the article portrays a biased opinion regarding the way the events of the meeting unfolded, and that it was skewed towards supporting the Armenian community’s viewpoint. In her article, she criticizes the Turkish Cultural Club, especially …show more content…
Hannah Rosson is an Armenian student who seems to be in the position of a victim. Her ancestors were killed and tortured by the Ottoman Empire, which led to the effect of________Armenians who then aggravated about what had been said during the meeting. Gülnaz Kiper, on the other hand, is a Turkish student, who seems to be in the position of the perpetrator. Her ancestors killed and tortured the Armenian people, which made her feel that she needs to protect and defend than ad
Recently, at the University of California of Los Angeles, the Armenian Students Association presented “A Resolution to Divest from the Republic of Turkey to End the Perpetuation of the Armenian Genocide,” and held a meeting with the Turkish Cultural Club to discuss the resolution. The resolution originally called for the University of California, Los Angeles to divest its holdings from the Republic of Turkey. This led the Turkish Cultural Club to further discuss the resolution by making a presentation. Approximately fifty students from different backgrounds, mostly Armenian and Turkish, held a meeting and came together to discuss this issue. It was a very heated and controversial debate that proved inconclusive, confusing and factually irrelevant. Hannah Rosson, a journalist at The Daily Bruin, wrote an article called “Turkish Cultural Club appeals against ASA resolution to divest from Turkey” on the 14th of January, which focuses on the meeting and the presentation of a response to the resolution. Some think that the article portrays a biased opinion regarding the way the events of the meeting unfolded, and that it was skewed towards supporting the Armenian community’s viewpoint. In her article, she criticizes the Turkish Cultural Club, especially …show more content…
Hannah Rosson is an Armenian student who seems to be in the position of a victim. Her ancestors were killed and tortured by the Ottoman Empire, which led to the effect of________Armenians who then aggravated about what had been said during the meeting. Gülnaz Kiper, on the other hand, is a Turkish student, who seems to be in the position of the perpetrator. Her ancestors killed and tortured the Armenian people, which made her feel that she needs to protect and defend than ad