TIRANA, Sep. 24 – The General Directorate of State Archives and the Turkish Historical Society (TTK) have decided to provide to 30 countries, including Albania, records and documents created after the disintegration of the Ottoman State that contain important information about their history.
They have already started the translation of the archives into English, German and French. The classification work has been underway for many years. Important documents and records have been unearthed which will shed light on the history of not only Turkey, but also of 30 countries in the Balkans, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
The records in the Ottoman archives cover 400-500 years of the history of these countries, which include Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Bulgaria, Kosova, Romania, Moldova, Macedonia, Greece, Albania, Georgia, Armenia and Cyprus.
The parliament is expected to pass a draft law on Oct. 1 regarding its national archives.
Turkish archives may shed light on history of 30 countries
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