ArmenianGenocideDebate.com (AGD) is a site created by the International Institute of Genocide Historians to clean up the propaganda that has flooded the internet and to clear up the misconceptions of Ottoman-Armenian history. Our team of researchers, editors, writers, academics, historians, and scholars work hard to provide you with updated information.

It has become taboo to debate or discuss the accuracy of sources without being politically labeled.

This site's mission is to remove the labels and the hate from the argument so that historians and researchers can do their work and find the truth. Just because some sources are wrong on either side does not mean the perception of one side or the other is completely wrong.

Every researcher must question the sources that they use in their research. If one does not question their sources, deception of sources can cause further harm as someone could use one's research to ridicule others, justify hatred, or commit criminal acts based on human emotion. The Armenian Genocide is a very controversial and taboo subject, that many societies have developed a system where they accept one point of view and dissent is not welcomed and people become outcasts because their opinions differ from the majority.

There are historians and scholars that reject the Armenian Genocide label and there are also those that support it. Both of these types of people need to be respected and supported. Only through debate can we reach the ultimate truth. There are people who want to silence debaters and we must not let them.

Here at AGD we condemn any hint of prejudice, racism, or hatred toward any group or individual. We condemn nationalistic agendas by any group or individual. We condemn genocide and terrorism in all forms. However, there is a fine line between what is a genocide (such as the Holocaust)^[1] and ethnic conflicts of local populations. We must not be quick to judge and accept genocide simply because some sources suggest so, we must investigate them properly; otherwise, we could be creating new hatred and dividing people into more groups when we should be uniting them into one group: Human.

Remember that denying proven genocides can lead to more genocides and also accepting unproven genocides can also lead to more genocides. We must be 100% sure of the evidence before we can accept an Armenian Genocide.

AGD's purpose

ArmenianGenocideDebate.com was created to debate the Armenian Genocide allegations and to investigate the accuracy of sources and arguments made by each side. AGD criticizes both Turks and Armenians and their respective governments and organizations.

AGD is designed to persuade readers to think with an open-mind. It provides a neutral and objective version of history. AGD doesn't claim that the Armenians committed genocide to the Turks as others have claimed. AGD doesn't claim that the Turks committed genocide to the Armenians as others have claimed. These are speculations, that need to be studied carefully without prejudice.

If you want to understand this historical dilemma, you must first erase prejudice. You must erase your view of the world as being Black and White, Good and Evil. You cannot label a whole society like the Turks or Armenians, as perpetrators of genocide, or genocide "deniers" (A political label used to vilify people).

The Turks and the Armenians are innocent until proven guilty. Neither side should be labeled as "genocide deniers", "genocide victims" or "genocide perpetrators" until all the evidence is examined publicly in free debate.

Political labels like "denier" or "revisionist", need to be stopped for it provides nothing to help us reach the truth. Other accusations like "He's paid by the Turkish government", "He's paid by the Armenian Committees" and other character-assassination attacks also need to be stopped. Historians and Scholars must be respected no matter what side they are on.

How History Works

Some scholars like Taner Akcam claim that the Armenian Genocide debate is settled, such scholars have no right to make such claims (his credibility has been called into question). The debate will rage on until a court judged by objective historians, not any organization or government decides on the issue.

Motives

In the debate sometimes ill-intentioned motives and arguments can resurface. Some of these need to be removed from the debate.

• The Treaty of Sevres does not apply any longer, bringing it up will not aid one's argument. Any land claims by either side is not acceptable.
• Acceptance of genocide does not need to follow with reparations. Claiming that denial is there because of the fear of paying reparations is a logical fallacy.
• Using insults or ad hominem attacks on any individual in the debate is wrong.
• Claiming someone is funded by an organization or government does not invalidate their arguments and is not necessarily true.
• Promoting hatred, racism, or a motive of jealousy to condemn the other side is unacceptable.

Conclusion

It is certain, without a doubt, that both Turks and Armenians suffered around World War One. It is also certain that both sides feel hurt by the politics and propaganda, and neither side benefits from accepting the Armenian Genocide.

Once one realizes that Armenians and Turks are both human-- with similar values, principles, and cultures--one can then go about doing objective research on the subject.

To Armenians denying the Armenian Genocide is the ultimate crime. However, to Turks accepting the Armenian Genocide is the ultimate crime. It is a fact that both Armenians and Turks were mutually massacred during World War One, the question is whether it was planned by any government or rebel organization. Disease, famine, and several war fronts, killed many people from all sides. This was indeed World War One and thus it is difficult to tell if someone was engaged in war or just trying to survive.

The Armenian Genocide debate is far from over, and it will take many decades of research to reach the ultimate truth. Until then, applying blanket terms and political labels need to be stopped.