Content tagged with Armenians

China as Refuge for Armenian Genocide Survivors*
China as Refuge for Armenian Genocide Survivors*
28 July 2017 Khatchig Mouradian
25th anniversary of Armenian International Women’s Association
25th anniversary of Armenian International Women’s Association
Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA), on the occasion of 25th anniversary of its foundation, brings Armenian women from different countries together in the US. CHP Istanbul MP Selina Doğan will be a guest of honor.
28 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Armenian with French nationality deported due to speaking Turkish
Armenian with French nationality deported due to speaking Turkish
Speaking to the police during the ID check in Istanbul Atatürk Airport, Richard Demirci said that he is an Armenian from France and he ended up being deported. Police officers asked, “You speak Turkish. How come you are not Turkish?” He is prohibited from entering Turkey with an exclusion order.
2 August 2016 Vartan Estukyan
What about the others?
What about the others?
Preparations for giving Turkish citizenship to Syrians reminded AKP's previous promises to diaspora Armenians and Greeks. Scholars studying on this topic assessed the discussions of citizenship for Agos.
14 July 2016
"With regard to genocide, Turkish historical discourse is compatible with the East German discourse"
"With regard to genocide, Turkish historical discourse is compatible with the East German discourse"
Graduated from Köln University History Department, Sandy Zurikyan recently completed her thesis on East Germany and Armenian Genocide. We spoke to Zurikyan, who was also a former culture and arts editor of Agos, about the Armenian Genocide's repercussions in Eastern Germany.
25 April 2016 Vartan Estukyan
"Needlework styles in Ayıntab, Ourfa and Marash indicates that Armenian culture is a whole"
"Needlework styles in Ayıntab, Ourfa and Marash indicates that Armenian culture is a whole"
Following artist and researcher Hradzan Tokmakjian, we look at the needlework that women from Marash, Ourfa and Ayıntab, who survived the genocide and managed to go to Aleppo, brought with them, the differences between the needlework styles of 3 cities, the changes in those works in 100 years and the craft that mothers have been teaching to their daughters.
18 March 2016 Maral Dink
Amal Clooney reacted against the claims of Baku
Amal Clooney reacted against the claims of Baku
In Azerbaijan, there has been a campaign against human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.
17 March 2016 Haber Merkezi
State investigated whether the perpetrators of Dink murder are of Armenian origin
State investigated whether the perpetrators of Dink murder are of Armenian origin
A document added to the case file of Dink murder revealed that the intelligence units investigated whether the perpetrators of Dink murder are of Armenian origin.
10 March 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Criminal complaint against prime minister and Aşkale mayor
Criminal complaint against prime minister and Aşkale mayor
Human Rights Association (İHD) will file criminal complaints against Prime Minister Davutoğlu, who have been criticized because of his “Armenian gangs” statement, and Aşkale Mayor Başaran who said “I gratefully commemorate our honorable ancestors who wiped the Armenians off.”
7 March 2016 Haber Merkezi
According to MİT, Dink case is a "separatist activity"
According to MİT, Dink case is a "separatist activity"
A document in the appendix of the indictment prepared for Hrant Dink case revealed the fact MİT (intelligence agency of Turkey) was monitoring Armenians, Greeks and other non-Muslim communities under the title of “Ethnic Separatist Activities”.
2 March 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Armenian world toward 2115
Armenian world toward 2115
With the initiative of Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, "Armenians in 2115: Strategic Directions for the Twenty-First Century" report is released.
27 January 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
A special holiday ceremony in Kayseri Church
A special holiday ceremony in Kayseri Church
Historical ceremony in Kayseri Surp Krikor Lusavoriç Church revealed that there are Armenian refugees in Turkish cities other than Yozgat.
13 January 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
Armenians were the “Jews of the Orient” in German discourse
Armenians were the “Jews of the Orient” in German discourse
Historian Stefan Ihrig authored another important book titled as “Justfiying Genocide” that is published by Harvard University Press. In this book, Ihrig discussed the Germans' view of the Armenians from Bismarck to Hitler and we talked to him about the background and the factors that led to this historical attitude of Germans toward Armenians.
8 January 2016 Vartan Estukyan
72 Armenians try to hold on in Yozgat
72 Armenians try to hold on in Yozgat
They were in Iraq and run away from ISIS. Their fate brought them to Yozgat. They live in hard conditions. UN couldn’t schedule any appointment for immigration application before 2022. They don’t know how they can live in these conditions for 7 years. The only thing they want is to meet with their relatives. Vartan Estukyan listened to the stories of the new Armenians of Yozgat.
21 December 2015
Learning Armenian is more colorful with Lala and Ara
Learning Armenian is more colorful with Lala and Ara
A new application aiming for teaching Armenian to native Armenian speaker children and younger kids who don’t speak Armenian is released. ‘Kouynerou Ashkhar’ (Kuyneru Aşkhar; World of Colors) can be downloaded free.
15 December 2015 Melis Solakoğlu
Once upon a time, there were Armenians in İzmit
Once upon a time, there were Armenians in İzmit
Fourth book of Hrant Dink Foundation’s oral history project “Sound of Silence”, which has been going on since 2011, “Armenians from İzmit Speaking” is published.
11 November 2015
A more colourful parliament
A more colourful parliament
The June 7 general election has brought Armenian, Assyrian, Mhallami and Ezidi members into parliament. Meet the minority representatives in this colourful parliament.
8 June 2015 Haber Merkezi
New Batman Airport land dispute
New Batman Airport land dispute
Following the land dispute involving the plot on which Diyarbakır Airport today stands, the land plot on which Batman Airport stands has also become the subject of a lawsuit. Zuart Sudjian has filed a case claiming that the State had built an airport on the plot she had inherited. Sudjian’s land in nearby Diyarbakır had also been appropriated by the State, and the Diyarbakır Airport was built on a part of her plot.
19 February 2015 Uygar Gültekin
National Race Affairs Ministry
National Race Affairs Ministry
The ‘race code scandal’ in minority schools continues despite a broad public outcry. In the most recent case, two students were barred from registering at Armenian schools. An official from the Istanbul National Education Directorate made a statement, saying, “We are checking the race status of the students”. İsmail Cem Halavurt, lawyer of the parents of the students who were not admitted to the schools, said, “The Ministry is committing a crime”.
29 January 2015 Uygar Gültekin
Landing Diyarbakır Airport on the Basmacıyans’ land
Landing Diyarbakır Airport on the Basmacıyans’ land
Zuart Sudjian wages formidable legal battle for the return of land that belongs to her family, unlawfully seized by the State and site of Diyarbakır Airport today
31 December 2014 Uygar Gültekin
A silent Christmas celebration: Anatolian Christians
A silent Christmas celebration: Anatolian Christians
24 December 2014 Vartan Estukyan