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'''Altuğ Taner Akçam''' (born on ], ] in ], ]) is a ] ], ] and ]. He is one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and discuss openly the ] by the ] Turkish government in ]. |
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==Studies== |
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Akçam studied at the ] in ]. He was a student of Faculty of Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. He received his Bachelor of Administrative Sciences in ]. He stayed at the university as a Master's student and assistant in the same department for some time. |
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In the mid-1970s, Akçam became a leading member of the militant group Dev Yol (Devrimci Yol-Revolutionary Path) and the editor of its periodical Devrimci Genclik Dergisi (Revolutionary Youth Magazine). Dev Yol was a splinter faction of the Turkish People's Liberation Party-Front (THKP/C) and also gave offspring to ] (Devrimci Sol-Revolutionary Left) which later changed its name to ]. In ] he was arrested and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. He escaped prison one year later. He has been living in the Federal Republic of ] since early ] as a political ]. He continued his political activities and in ] started working for the ] Institute for Social Research on the history of violence and torture in Turkey. He earned his Doctorate Degree at The ] in ]. The topic was called "Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide on the Background of Military Tribunals in Istanbul between 1919 and 1922". |
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Currently he belongs to the scientific staff of the Hamburg Foundation to promote science and culture, working at the Hamburg Institute for Social Research. Today, Akçam is currently a Visiting Associate Professor of History at the ], ]. |
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==Work== |
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He has published various books and articles in English, German and Turkish on the subject of ]. |
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{{cquote| is one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and discuss openly the genocide of the Armenians by the Ottoman Turkish government in 1915 This book represents the first scholarly attempt to both document the Genocide and understand that genocide from a perpetrator, rather than victim perspective, and to contextualize fully the events of 1915 within Turkey’s political history, and western political policies towards the region more generally.}} |
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{{cquote|He is one of a handful of scholars who are challenging their homeland's insistent declarations that the organized slaughter of Armenians did not occur; and he is the first Turkish specialist to use the word "genocide" publicly in this context. His new book represents the first scholarly attempt to both document the Genocide and understand that genocide from a perpetrator, rather than victim perspective, and to contextualize fully the events of 1915 within Turkey's political history, and western political policies towards the region more generally.}} |
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== Partial bibliography == |
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=== Books === |
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*''From Empire to Republic : Turkish Nationalism and the Armenian Genocide'', Zed Books, September 4, 2004, ISBN 1842775278 |
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*''A Shameful Act : The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility'', Metropolitan Books, May 16, 2006, ISBN 0805079327 |
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*''Rethinking Modernity and National Identity in Turkey'', Publications on the Near East, University of Washington, Sibel Bozdogan (Editor), University of Washington Press, July, 1997, ISBN 0295975970 |
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*''Dialogue across an international divide: Essays towards a Turkish-Armenian dialogue'', Zoryan Institute, 2001, ISBN 1895485037 |
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*''Armenien und der Völkermord: Die Istanbuler Prozesse und die türkische Nationalbewegung'', Hamburger Edition, 1. edition, 1996, ISBN 3930908263, {{de icon}} |
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*''İnsan hakları ve Ermeni sorunu: İttihat ve Terakki'den Kurtuluş Savaşı'na'', İmge Kitabevi, 1. edition, 1999, ISBN 9755332464, {{tr icon}} |
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*''Siyasi kültürümüzde zulüm ve işkence (Araştırma-inceleme dizisi)'', İletişim Yayıncılık, 1. edition, 1992, ISBN 9754702497, {{tr icon}} |
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=== Articles === |
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''Dialogue Across an International Divide: Essays Towards a Turkish-Armenian Dialogue'', , 2001 |
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