Holocaust memorial an official first in Turkey

kaya'08 · Jan 26, 2011

Turkey will officially commemorate the Holocaust on Thursday at Istanbul’s biggest synagogue, Neve Şalom, for the first time with the participation of Foreign Ministry officials and the mayor of Istanbul.

“The Jewish community in Turkey will hold this memorial ceremony for the first time. Naturally we [the Foreign Ministry] will also be present at the ritual. Ambassador Ertan Tezgör and the mayor of Istanbul will attend the commemoration as well,” Selçuk Ünal, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, told reporters Wednesday.

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William Rea · Jan 27, 2011

I see the political expedient that necessitates why Turkey would want to do this but I don't see why they or anyone else should feel specifically compelled to mark the Jewish Holocaust out. I would prefer to see an International "holocaust" day when all the civillians that have lost their lives in war are remembered.

spud_meister · Jan 27, 2011

William Rea said:
I see the political expedient that necessitates why Turkey would want to do this but I don't see why they or anyone else should feel specifically compelled to mark the Jewish Holocaust out. I would prefer to see an International "holocaust" day when all the civillians that have lost their lives in war are remembered.

It's the Jewish Turks organising the ceremony, the government's simply sending an official to attend it, a cynic could suggest that they're pandering to voters.

Holocaust memorial an official first in Turkey

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