Sayin Buyuk Elcimiz Oguz Ozge'nin ABC Radio Nat.'da yayýnlanan prog. hakkýnda (1)

"ABC" radyosunda 29 Aðustos 2010 tarihinde yayýmlanan "Ockham's Razor" adlý programda Dr. Robert Kaplan tarafýndan ileri sürülen mesnetsiz iddialar baðlamýnda Sayýn Büyükelçimizce ABC radyo-televizyon kuruluþunun ilgili birimine, ABC Radyo Direktörü Kate Dundas ve anýlan programýn sunucusu Robyn Williams'a gönderilen mektuplarýn metinleri ekte sunulmaktadýr.

ABC Audience and Consumer AffairsP.O. Box 9994 Canberra ACT

Dear Sir or Madam,
I wish to lodge a complaint with the ABC Audience and Consumer Affairs about the “Ockham’s Razor” which was broadcast on August 29, 2010, on ABC Radio National. A large part of the radio program addressed the Armenian allegations for genocide in 1915, during the First World War, in a one-sided manner favouring only the Armenian perspective. The content of the program as it related to the Turkish Republic, successor state to the Ottoman Empire, was biased and prejudiced, even provoking racial hatred for the Turks. The program was thus totally misleading and deceptive. It is utterly in breach of the ABC Code of Practice.
The events of 1915 have yet to be determined legally. Unlike the Nazi holocaust, the events of 1915 have not been judged by a competent international court. Consequently it is a controversial issue. The Armenians and Turks have differing views about those events.
The “Ockham’s Razor” of 29th August failed completely to offer the Australian public an impartial, unbiased and objective reporting about the events of 1915. The Turkish perspective was totally omitted. The Australian public’s right to receiving an impartial, accurate and balanced viewpoints was ignored.
The Guest speaker Dr. Kaplan’s remarks on the program lacked any accuracy and were in contradiction to the historical facts. His claims about the Turkish nation in general and its rulers and medical doctors in particular during the War years were unsubstantiated, lacked any reference to reliable sources or documentation. It seemed to be more of a smear campaign against the Turkish people than a historian’s assertion of hard facts.
I have written to the ABC Radio Director as well as presenter of the “Ockham’s Razor”. I attach herewith those letters in order to bring to your attention a Turkish perspective to certain points raised by Dr Kaplan. In lodging this complaint, I seek remedial action. In one of the forthcoming programmes of the “Ockham’s Razor” the presenter must announce that the program of 29th August conveyed to the public one of the perspectives of the controversy on the events of 1915 and let the invited guest speaker offer the Turkish viewpoint so that the Australian public may be provided with an impartial and balanced version of the events of 1915.
Yours sincerely,
Oguz Ozge