The Turkish state criminalizes discussion of the Armenian Genocide by statute

Evidence

Denial “Among a series of actions enacted to counter Armenian Genocide recognition and education, the Turkish government even passed a law in 2004 known as Article 305 which makes it a criminal offense, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, to discuss the Armenian Genocide.” — Gregory H. Stanton, Ten Stages of Genocide, 22

Categorization

• XREF: Turkey’s denialism-by-prosecution parallels legal denial tactics seen in other genocide case studies; worth comparing with the erasure-via-legal-framing patterns in Along the Archival Grain. — connects to: Turkey criminalized discussing the Armenian genocide in 2004 — Gregory H. Stanton, Ten Stages of Genocide, 22; Control over genocide’s definition regulates who can legitimately invoke the term — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 287; Restricting genocide discourse to legal elites reproduces the inequality that enables genocide — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 289 (+2 more)
• SHARE: The specific Article 305 detail (criminal offense, up to 10 years) is exactly the kind of concrete nugget a genocide-studies friend would want.

Broader Connections

• Turkey criminalized discussing the Armenian genocide in 2004 #corroborates (0.92) — Gregory H. Stanton, Ten Stages of Genocide, 22
• Restricting genocide discourse to legal elites reproduces the inequality that enables genocide #exemplifies (0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 289
• Legalistic genocide definitions control who may legitimately speak about atrocities #exemplifies (0.84) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 287
• Strict legal definitions of genocide disempower the communities they are meant to protect #exemplifies (0.83) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 289
• Control over genocide’s definition regulates who can legitimately invoke the term #expands (0.82) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 287