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---- Turkey Tries to Escape Its History November 14, 06 By Dikran Ego Stockholm -- While the negotiations between Turkey and the EU are proceeding, something that Turkey doesn't want to know about has happened. On October 19th, 2006 the news about the discovery of a mass grave in the village of Dara, outside Nusaybin, came out. When locals were digging graves for some deceased villagers, an underground cave was found. It turned out to be a mass grave. The Turkish military, which came to the site, did their investigation and as soon as they were done with it they attempted to silence down the discovery and to forbid all spreading of information about it. Despite this ban the news paper "Ülkede Özgür Gündem" reported about this discovery on October 19th 2006, with pictures of the mass grave. Turkish authorities tried with every means to keep it from becoming widely known. But the news paper that published the news dug further into it and they come in contact with professor David Gaunt at Södertörn University in Stockholm. David Gaunt has done a lot of research about Seyfo -- the Assyrian genocide. The first results of this research are now ready. He has published them in his first book about Seyfo. David Gaunt has in his research used many different sources but also Turkish sources that confirm this genocide. Concerning the mass grave that was found David Gaunt has the following theories: 1. If most of the bodies are male, this can indicate that they are the remains of Assyrians and Armenians that were gathered in Nusaybin's prison on June 13th, 1915 and then murdered on June 15th, 1915. 2. If the bodies turn out to be mostly women, then they are most probably the remains of catholic Armenians, that were victimized in a mass murder on June 28th, 1915. 3. If the bodies are mixed of different genders and ages it is most likely that they are the remains of Assyrians from Nusaybin. Apart from these theories there are other possible answers to who is buried in the mass grave. The grave is located quiet a bit away from Nusaybin, but it is located right outside the village of Dara, which was populated by Assyrians and Armenians during Seyfo. Because of the mass grave's location the bodies are most likely the remains of the 120 Assyrian and 150 Armenian heads of families that were gathered on June 14th, 1915 and murdered outside the village. IHD, Insan Haklari Derneði, a Turkish organisation working with human rights issues, has in an open letter to the ministry of the interior demanded an investigation of the mass grave discovery and answers to the following three questions: 1. To establish if the mass grave has something to do with the deportation of Assyrians and Armenians during the year 1915. 2. To clarify if the bodies belong to Assyrians and Armenians. 3. To clarify this, a group of experts consisting of historians, forensic physicians and independent scientists has to be appointed. It remains to be seen how the Turkish authorities will manage this issue. Will Turkey dare to face its dark history? Eastern Star News Agency

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