Mehmet Perinçek

Mehmet Bora Perinçek (born 19 September 1978) is a Turkish historian, political scientist, and professor.^[1][2]

Mehmet Perinçek
Born	(1978-09-19) 19 September 1978 (age 46) Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Alma mater	Istanbul University Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Parent(s)	Doğu Perinçek Şule Perinçek
Website	www.mehmetperincek.com

Biography

Perinçek was born on 19 September 1978, in Istanbul, to Şule and Doğu Perinçek.^[3][4] He is fluent in English, German, and Russian.^[4]

Career

Scholar

Perinçek is most widely known for his work relating to the Turkish history, particularly around the 1900s to the 1950s. He work in relation to Ottoman and Turkish history relative to Russia is notable. He claims that "tens of thousands" of previously unknown Soviet documents related to the Armenian genocide have been declassified since the 1990s, citing examples from the State Archive of the Russian Federation such as telegrams from Polikarp Mdivani and A. Ioannisyan to Joseph Stalin, a report from the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs to the Politburo, internal memos from Stalin to Vladimir Lenin and Georgy Chicherin, as well as other documents.^[5]

Elövset Ağalarov, a former independent Azeri MP, current director of Azernashr, and personal friend of Perinçek, described him as a "very valuable researcher" to the Turkish people.^[6][7]

Writing

Perinçek published Армянский вопрос в 120 документах из российских государственных архивов (120 Documents in the Russian State Archives on the Armenian Question), a book about his research, in 2011.^[2][8] He is also known to write on the subject of politics.^[9]

Detention, arrest, and incarceration

See also: Ergenekon trials

Perinçek was detained for suspected links to the shadow organisation Ergenekon on 19 August 2011 and formally arrested during the early hours of 22 August 2011 by a ruling made by Istanbul's 12th High Criminal Court.^[3][10] He was incarcerated at Silivri Prison;^[6][11][12] and on 5 August 2013 he was sentenced to six years in prison.^[13]

References

1. Akbarov, Farid (2011-04-21). "Turkish scientist's book "Armenian issue in 120 documents of Russian state archives" presented in Moscow". The Azerbaijan Press Agency. Archived from the original on 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
2. Турецкий историк открывает армянские преступления в российских архивах. Новости-Азербайджан (in Russian). 2011-04-21. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
3. "Perinçek's son, three others arrested in Ergenekon investigation". Today's Zaman. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
4. Arman, Ayşe (2001-10-06). "En yakışıklı bilimsel sosyalist". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
5. "Konuşa Konuşa (5) – Doç. Dr. Mehmet Perinçek" (DOC). Talking Over. 2005-04-27. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
6. "Mehmet Perinçek is as pure as water!". Workers' Party. 2011-10-14. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
7. "Azeri vekil: 'Perinçek sudan temizdir'". İlk Kurşun Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
8. "Mehmet Perinçek: the purpose of the "Ergenekon" silencing opponents of Turkey's participation in the project "greater Middle East"". Baku Today. 2011-10-30. Archived from the original on 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
9. Edel, Peter (2010-10-01). "Mehmet Perinçek's misinterpretation of history". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
10. "Editor of TV channel, 3 others arrested". Hürriyet Daily News. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
11. "Mehmet Perinçek Sudan Temizdir". Gazetempo (in Turkish). Doğan News Agency. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
12. "Court merges Workers' Party probe with Ergenekon investigation". Today's Zaman. 2012-06-14. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
13. Today's Zaman, 5 August 2013, "Long sentences for Ergenekon suspects, life for ex-army chief Archived 6 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine."

External links

• Official site (Turkish)
• Perinçek interview at Baku Today