="justify">While the Armenian historians, statesmen, diplomats and academicians claim that the 1915 incidents are “genocide”, they never mention about the Armenian organizations, as well as genocide and the terrorist activities that were perpetrated by Armenia.

í$ and write about the facts. For the reason that the principle of the historians should be as following: “Examine every aspect of a subject; leave your prejudices aside. Only then you can hope to reach at the fact.” That is the reason why a historian loves the facts, and he can only be a real historian only if he leaves his prejudices a side. (1)

      The latest massacre towards Turks by the Armenian was committed at the town of Hocal? of Azerbaijan at the Karabagh War during 25-26 February 1992. In spite of the fact that the documents and the information before and aftermath the incident were enough to characterize this incident as a genocide, and 16 years have passed over the incident, none of the authorized and responsible international institutions have made a fair and judicial evaluation on this matter. And this situation leads to disputes on genocide-massacre at Hocal?.

      One should examine the period prior the massacre had occurred for proving the existence of “a desire to destroy” which is required for an incident to be genocide. (3) When we observe the period prior the 1992 Hocali genocide, we detect a desire to destroy had come to existence at the end of the 19th century and we can spot that they committed this organized crime whenever they had the chance. The Armenian Tashnak and H?nchak organizations had followed systematical and planned racist policy towards Turks in Anatolia and Southern Caucasus during 1905-¬1918 and Armenian government had followed a four-phased destruction policy towards Turks from 1918 until today.
The first actions of Armenians against Turks had started after 1813 Gülistan and 1828 Türkmençay Agreements with the support of the Russians. At the first phase, the Armenians, who were brought from various regions during 1828-1887, were settled at the geography of Azerbaijan, leading the population increase artificially. During this period, they managed to demonstrate themselves as victims by increasing their population and exploiting from the warm approach of the Tsarist government. The Armenians also demonstrated that they were quite skillful by increasing their population among the native inhabitants and strengthened economically and so, seized new lands.

      The Tsarist government has always helped the Armenians on this issue. At the second phase, the Armenians, who got organized during the years of 1887-¬1918, resorted the methods of terror and genocide for an independent Armenia in the framework of Hay Dat Doctrine. This period has also been a period where the attempts for changing population balance continued at the favor of Armenians. At the third phase, a policy for “An Armenia, where only Armenians live” was attempted to be put in effect during 1918¬-1988. In this connection, the names of villages, towns and cities were attempted to be changed into Armenian language and Turks were forced to emigrate from Armenia, in other words, from the place they were born. At the fourth and the last phase, the diffusion policy of Armenians has turned into an irredentism. The Hocal? genocide occurred at the fourth phase. However, neither Hocal? nor the other assaults should not only be considered alone, but as a part of the process, which has been continuing since the 19th century.

      It is obligatory to prove for a crime to be considered as genocide that the suspects should hate a certain group so much that they would desire to destroy that certain group. (4)

      When we look at the incident from this point of view, we can consider the Turkish opponent activities of Armenia and the Diaspora Armenians that had started at the 19th century and which are still going on, as racism. The anti-Turkish sentiments of the afore-mentioned Armenians can be regarded identical with the anti-Semitism in Europe prior the World War II. The difference is that the Armenians do not have Hitler’s power of putting it into practice in a certain limited time. Nevertheless, when we look back at the history, we can observe the fact that they never missed a chance, with the support of the foreign powers to exploit the circumstances, where instability was being experienced at the Turkish government.

      It was earlier indicated that the Azerbaijani population living in Hocal? were being destroyed just for being Turks. The speech, which revealed the hatred sentiments of the ones, who committed genocide at Hocal?, was delivered by Serj Sarkisyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia and a candidate for the presidency. When English journalist Thomas de Vaal asked the reason of the Hocal? genocide to Serj Sarkisyan, the Minister of Defense of Armenia of the related period, Sarkisyan replied as following: “We do not wish to speak loud on this issue. Until Hocal?, Azerbaijan never thought we would assault civilians, however, at Hocal? we broke that cliché. Also, we should admit the fact that our attack units in Hocal? were composed of the Armenians, who ran away from Baku and Sumgait.”

      While police Chief Valeri Babayan was saying: “The attack units in Hocal? were composed of the Armenians, who ran away from Azerbaijan/ Sumgait and other regions”, in fact, he was confirming what Sarkisyan had told. When Armenia had gathered and sent all the Turkish origin Azerbaijanis to Azerbaijan by a train, the Armenians living at Azerbaijan/ Sumgait and Baku were sent to Armenia. However, later it came out that the Sumgait incidents were nothing but a provocation that were incited by the Russian intelligence. As a result, the Armenians who left Azerbaijan felt hatred and were full of revenge sentiments towards Turkish origin Azerbaijanis and they found the chance to express these sentiments at Hocal?. (5) The statement of Sarkisyan is, in fact, the expression of a special “Revenge Brigade” that was formed with the Armenians, who had emigrated from Azerbaijan against the people of Hocal? by the Armenians. Also, even though it has been planned for a long period of time, the Hocal? attack, which runs into the fourth anniversary (6) of the Sumgait incidents, cannot be considered as a coincidence.

      Not documenting the things that was done to Turks at Hocal?, is a real chance for the Armenians. Armenians used the photographs of genocide they committed at Hocal? against the Turks and claimed that the photographs in question are documents of the massacres that is committed against the Armenians. For instance; the photographs of Hocal? were used at the article entitled “The Armenian Realities” which was written on the so-called Armenian genocide by Edvard Pariyants?n at V Novom Svete/ New Continent in New York with the support of "Moskovski Komsomolets" newspaper.

      Starting from the 19th century, the only way to stop the assaults organized against the Turks passes from the deepness of the history. Recognizing Hocal? incidents as genocide would expose the real side which committed genocide, which is Armenians, and in this connection would lead the propaganda activities that are started against Turks by the Armenians all over the World, go wrong. On the other hand, recognizing Hocal? incidents as genocide would strengthen the sense of justice and law.

Footnotes:
1- Justin McCarthy, "Who Started it?", Translation. Sedat ??çi, Mustafa Çal?k, "Armenian Genocide" Claims, Cedit Publications, Ankara, 2006. p. 11.
2-Cavid Veliev, "The Black Spot of the History", 27.02.2007, http://www.tusam.net/makaleler.asp?id=840&sayfa=17, (13.02.2008).
3- Gündüz Aktan, "The Armenian Issue According to the State Law" Mustafa Çal?k, "Armenian Genocide" Claims, Cedit Publications, Ankara, 2006, p.. 46.
4- Gündüz Aktan. A.g.e., p. 49.
5- Tatul Hakobyan, "Khojaly: The Moment of Truth", 5 Mart 2007, http://www.hetq.am/eng/karabakh/594/, (13 ?ubat 2008).
6- These incidents occurred on 28 February 1988..