Lusyen Kopar

We continue to voice the struggles of those in the Armenian community who are in dire circumstances. I was aware that it would be difficult to speak with the people whose doors I knocked on. 72-year-old Z.K. is ill and paralyzed. She is cared for by her 94-year-old mother. They are experiencing serious health problems and are struggling to cover rent, healthcare, and other expenses.

Increasing poverty within the Armenian community has reached the point of eviction for those who can no longer afford rent. Arşaluys Rita Kasapyan, an 82-year-old resident of Bakırköy, is forced to leave her home because she has been unable to pay rent for seven months; however, she has nowhere to go. Kasapyan says, "I am calling out to every foundation of my community! If you have a suitable house, please help me!"

The documentary " Asadur: Search for the Lost Identity " met its audience for the first time in Turkey on Sunday, December 7, at the Esenyurt Güney Cultural Center. This week, at the commemoration event organized for Hrant Dink by KulturForum and TÜDAY on January 19 in Cologne, Germany, the documentary—which tells the story of Hüsamettin Kurultay's struggle to find his Armenian identity—met the audience once again. The story in this documentary is not the awakening of a person who is too late to return to his essence. It is the story of a new identity burning with the desire to find its essence before falling into the final sleep...