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Let us put it plainly, without beating around the bush: From the very beginning, the aim of the state in Turkey has been to reduce the number of Armenians as much as possible and ultimately eliminate them completely, alongside the other non-Muslim minorities; to unravel, weaken, and assimilate Armenian identity. Keeping schools under control and pressure was, of course, one of the most important components of this policy.

Last week, we reported that inspectors affiliated with the Ministry of National Education had begun an inspection of minority schools and had verbally informed some Armenian schools that students from Armenia should henceforth attend either public or private schools. The inspection continued over the past week. At the ERVAB Education Commission meeting, school principals and administrators exchanged information about the inspections. A meeting at the level of foundation heads is expected to be held next week to discuss what steps should be taken.

The Hrant Dink Foundation announced that the application process for the third cohort of the HDF Minority Rights Academy has begun. The deadline to apply to the Academy is September 6, 2026.

After the parliamentary election on April 2, the new Armenian parliament is formed. Four deputies from minority groups, Syriac, Kurdish, Yazidi, Russian, are elected to the parliament.

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”.

The June 7 general election has brought Armenian, Assyrian, Mhallami and Ezidi members into parliament. Meet the minority representatives in this colourful parliament.