ASİMKK
ASİMKK (Turkish: Asılsız Soykırım İddiaları ile Mücadele Koordinasyon Kurulu; English: Committee to Coordinate the Struggle with the Baseless Genocide Claims or Coordinating Council against Baseless Genocide Allegations) was a Turkish government agency under the National Security Council devoted to coordinating efforts against Armenian genocide recognition that operated in the 2000s and 2010s. Set up due to international pressures for genocide recognition in May 2001, the agency was jointly chaired by the Foreign Minister of Turkey and the secretary general of the National Security Council. The agency's goal was to centralize Turkish efforts to promote Armenian genocide denial in public opinion both in Turkey and internationally. Beginning in 2002 with Abdullah Gül, the prime minister of Turkey was the ex officio head of the organization.
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