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Turkish and Armenian historians at odds over new book

A book written by Armenian historian Ara Sarafyan that includes historical documents published by Turkish researcher Murat Bardakçı has sparked a new debate between the two figures.

Bardakçı has accused Sarafyan of plagiarism in the book “Talat Paşa’s Report on the Armenian Genocide, 1917,” while Sarafyan has countered that Bardakçı is uncomfortable about the findings in the monograph, which draws heavily on the Turkish researcher’s work but also includes some additional documents....

Read entire article at Hurriyet Daily News