CTC News
Canada Marks Anniversary of Assassination of Colonel Attila Altikat
Posted on: August 27, 2011
(No. 247 – August 27, 2011 – 7:35 a.m. ET) Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement on the occasion of the anniversary of the assassination of Colonel Attila Altikat, military attaché at the Embassy of Turkey in Ottawa:
Council of Turkish Canadians Boycotts Community Meeting: Karygiannis Unfit to Facilitate
Posted on: August 26, 2011
Council of Turkish Canadians (CTC) will not attend a two-day meeting organized by Jim Karygiannis, Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Agincourt and Liberal Critic for Multiculturalism, with the members of multicultural communities and stakeholder groups.
Turkish-Canadians gather to remember Colonel Atilla Altikat’s assassination
Posted on: August 26, 2011
Ottawa, ON – On Sunday August 28, 2011, Canadians of Turkish origin will once again gather to remember Colonel Atilla Altikat, the Turkish military attaché who was gunned down by Armenian terrorists in Ottawa almost thirty years ago. Col. Altikat was the first victim of international terrorism on Canadian soil. Distinguished Canadians, including Royal Galipeau, M.P., the Hon. Mauril Belanger, M.P., and Cpl. Wayne Russet from RCMP will join the Turkish community at this solemn gathering to remember victims of terrorism and to condemn acts of hatred.
CTC’s response to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Statement
Posted on: April 25, 2011
Council of Turkish Canadians (CTC) responds to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s statement regarding the Armenian Commemoration of 1915 events.
We deeply regret that the Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s statement issued on April 23, 2011 reflects an uninformed and one-sided representation of history, with potentially far reaching consequences on peace and harmony within Canada’s multicultural fabric.
Background note on the Turkish-Armenian controversy over history and the involvement of Canada
Posted on: April 18, 2011
THE TURKISH‐CANADIAN RELATIONS
Turkish‐Canadian Relations have been adversely affected by the exclusive support given by Canada to the Armenian version of the historical controversy regarding the tragedy of 1915.
