SPECIAL REPORTS
‘In 1915 the State openly declared war upon its Armenian citizens’
The guest on March 5 of the Thursday Talks organized by the History Foundation was Nevzat Onaran. Onaran presented a speech titled ‘The Code of 1915: Emval-i Metruke/Abandoned Properties’ and we talked to him about the continuity of the economic policy based on liquidification, and the laws that enabled that continuity.
‘The Government’s inner conflict is a good sign’
Executive director of HRW Middle East and North Africa Division Sarah Leah Whitson will be visiting Istanbul on April 24 as part of the ‘Project 2015’ group to take part in the Armenian Genocide 100th Anniversary Commemoration. We interviewed Whitson in Istanbul, where she held meetings with civilian society organizations in Turkey, which will participate in the organization of the commemoration event; and asked her about Turkey’s position in 2015, the Diaspora’s expectations and the impact of Armenian identity on her life.
Editorial: They all have dirt on their hands
The Hrant Dink murder is seen by the ruling party as a weapon that can be used against the Gülen movement. This is an ugly plan in which one of the country’s greatest tests of justice is being instrumentalized.
This is the best response to those who say ‘Armenians should bring out their documents’
Zakarya Mildanoğlu’s book ‘Armenian Periodicals 1794-2000’ has been published by Aras Yayıncılık. Mildanoğlu’s work brings together around 3650 Armenian periodicals from the year 1794, when the first Armenian newspaper Aztarar was published, until the year 2000. We talked with Zakarya Mildanoğlu about his book which is the product of around 30 years of work, and the over 200 year history of Armenian periodicals.
Agos's Archive: How did Saint Theodore Church become Kurşunlu Mosque?
In Agos' archive, there is a journey to the history of Kurşunlu Mosque in Sur province of Diyarbakir, which was damaged because of a fire caused by bombs recently. Here is the story of Saint Theodore Church's transformation to Kurşunlu Mosque by Sarkis Seropyan.