Content tagged with Hrant Dink Foundation

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits Hrant Dink Memorial Site and Agos newspaper
25 April 2025
Fellows knowing and introducing Turkey by producing
Fellows knowing and introducing Turkey by producing
Hrant Dink Foundation's Turkey-Armenia fellowship program sponsored by the EU encourages the professionals from the neighboring country to form cross-border cooperation networks since 2014. Armen Ohanyan (Hayastantsi), Maria Yeghiazaryan and Artsrun Pivazyan, who came to neighboring Turkey for new experiences thanks to the fellowship program, shared their experiences.
3 January 2017 Varduhi Balyan
Plunder, Famine and Destitution: The Figure of the Beggar from Van
Plunder, Famine and Destitution: The Figure of the Beggar from Van
Vazken Davidian made a presentation at “Van and the Region” conference organized by Hrant Dink Foundation and tried to provide an insight to the relationship between Ottoman Empire and Ottoman Armenians in a time of complicated ideological transformations. Here is a broad summary of the presentation by Davidian, who says that “The Figure of the Beggar from Van personified the economic wretchedness and misery of Ottoman Armenia on the streets and the hans [slums] of the imperial capital.”
5 December 2016 Vazken Davidian
Hamidian massacres and Van
Hamidian massacres and Van
Mehmet Polatel, PhD candidate in Boğaziçi University, gave a presentation titled as “Demographic and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Hamidian Massacres in Van” in “The Social, Cultural and Economic History of Van and the Region” conference organized by Hrant Dink Foundation. We talked to Polatel focusing on his presentation.
21 November 2016 Rupen Varjabedyan
“Van was the epicenter of the earthquake of genocide”
“Van was the epicenter of the earthquake of genocide”
“The Social, Cultural and Economic History of Van and the Region” conference organized by Hrant Dink Foundation was held in Anarad Hığutyun building on November 11 and 12. We talked to Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz, who was the keynote speaker of the conference, about Van's importance in Armenian and Ottoman history.
18 November 2016 Yetvart Danzikyan
8th Hrant Dink Award Ceremony to be held on September 22
8th Hrant Dink Award Ceremony to be held on September 22
Since 2009, the International Hrant Dink Award has been given in memory of Hrant Dink, who was born on September 15, 1954. This year, the award will be given for the 8th time.
9 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Treasure is above the ground
Treasure is above the ground
Hrant Dink Foundation's studies on cultural heritage continues. After the inventory of the structures of Armenians, Greeks, Syriacs and Jews in Turkey is taken, the foundation focused on the cultural heritage of Kayseri. In late 19th century, one third of Kayseri's population consisted of Christians. Though it is a rich country in terms of cultural heritage, there are few studies on the city.
1 March 2016 Uygar Gültekin
Cultural inventory of a civilization destroyed revealed
Cultural inventory of a civilization destroyed revealed
Cultural Heritage Map of Turkey is created at the end of a months-long study and research. Thanks to the project of Hrant Dink Foundation, an interactive online map is created. Through this map, it is possible to list and examine the sanctuaries, schools, hospitals and cemeteries of Armenians, Greeks, Syriacs and Jews in Turkey.
5 February 2016 Uygar Gültekin