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The Turkish denialism in issues related to the Armenian Genocide
sometimes reaches absurd levels. As a result of consistent propaganda
and the impact of fraudulent versions of history, Turkish society
sometimes seems able to present “counter-evidence” during debates
on the topic. These might seem to be more impressive if one of the
two sides in the debate does not know at least the important part
of the massive body of undeniable evidence in favor of the Armenian
Genocide. Unfortunately, the knowledge that many Armenians have
about the Genocide is often limited to “the year 1915” and “1.5 million
victims.” In such a situation, any debate is doomed to failure. What are
the important facts and information that one should know in order to
counter Turkish denialism? What are the probable questions and “facts”
that the Turkish side can present and how does one answer them?