The Forgotten 19th-Century Genocide of Turkey's Christians: Benny Morris
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Jonathan Kay speaks to famed Middle Eastern historian Benny Morris, whose latest book explores the ethnic cleansing of Turkey during the last decades of the Ottoman Empire.
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[00:00]( • The Forgotten 19th-Century Genocide of Tur... ) 📚 Benny Morris discusses his latest book, "The 30-Year Genocide," which explores Turkey's destruction of its Christian minorities from 1894 to 1924.
[03:11]( • The Forgotten 19th-Century Genocide of Tur... ) 🇹🇷 The focus on the Armenian Genocide has overshadowed the broader campaign of killing and expulsion against all of Turkey's Christian inhabitants, including Greeks and Assyrians, during the same period.
[05:23]( • The Forgotten 19th-Century Genocide of Tur... ) 🤔 The motivations for the genocide included religious, economic, and nationalistic factors, with Muslims getting rid of Christians they envied and coveted.
[10:10]( • The Forgotten 19th-Century Genocide of Tur... ) 📜 The displacement of Palestinians in 1948 and the Armenian Genocide are not direct parallels, as the Palestinian situation involved a clash between two national groups, whereas the Christian genocide in Turkey targeted Christian minorities.
[19:29]( • The Forgotten 19th-Century Genocide of Tur... ) 📚 Researching Turkey's Christian genocide was challenging due to the lack of access to Turkish archives, which have been purged of incriminating evidence, but ample documentation was found in Western archives and missionary reports.
This was originally posted on 8 Dec 2020: https://quillette.com/2020/12/08/podc...
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Benny Morris is an Israeli historian who is known for his research and writings on the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of modern Israel. He was born on December 8, 1948, in Kibbutz Ein Hahoresh, British Mandate Palestine (now Israel).
Morris is recognized as one of the leading figures in the field of Israeli history, particularly regarding the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and its consequences. He has extensively researched and written about the origins of the conflict, the Palestinian refugee issue, and the displacement of Arab populations during the war. Morris is known for his use of archival sources and interviews to provide detailed and often controversial accounts of historical events.
One of his most notable works is the book "The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem, 1947-1949," published in 1988. In this book, Morris critically examines the circumstances surrounding the displacement of Palestinians during the establishment of the state of Israel. His research challenged previously accepted narratives and generated significant discussion and debate.
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