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Human Rights Organizations to establish ‘Foundation for the Investigation of Mass Graves’
Human Rights Organizations to establish ‘Foundation for the Investigation of Mass Graves’
Human rights organizations have taken the decision to act in cooperation to establish a ‘Foundation for the Investigation of Mass Graves’ under the supervision of the Human Rights Association (İHD). The work to discover mass graves will be carried out according to periods, such as the 1915 Armenian Genocide, Kurdish rebellions after 1925, and the Kurdish War.
17 December 2014 Uygar Gültekin
Final Curtain in Armenian Genocide Monument Bargain in Switzerland
Final Curtain in Armenian Genocide Monument Bargain in Switzerland
The Swiss Foreign Ministry has not approved the art project titled ‘The Streetlights of Memory’ to be erected in Geneva in memory of the Armenian Genocide.
17 December 2014 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Official 1915 document swept under the carpet
Official 1915 document swept under the carpet
Journalist Murat Bardakçı has announced that a Turkish Historical Society [TTK] official removed ‘dispatch registers’ kept after the deportation law was issued in 1915 from the Ottoman archives, and hid them in the archive of another institution. According to Bardakçı, this was done not by official procedure, but was the outcome of an individual’s interference. Even the newly changed administration of the Turkish Historical Society does not know where these documents are located at present.
17 December 2014
Turkey, the Legacy of Silence
Turkey, the Legacy of Silence
The trailer of the web-documentary titled ‘Turkey, the Legacy of Silence’, directed by Anna Benjamin and Guillaume Clere, has been released.
16 December 2014
Taliban terror in Pakistan: 126 killed, most of them children
Taliban terror in Pakistan: 126 killed, most of them children
A Taliban assault on a school in a military zone in Peshawar has killed 126. There were around 500 students and teachers at the school at the time of the assault carried out by at least 6 Taliban militants.
16 December 2014
çArşı: Supporter group on trial for taking part in Gezi resistance
çArşı: Supporter group on trial for taking part in Gezi resistance
The first hearing is being held of case where 35 members of ÇArşı supporters’ group are being tried for “attempting to take over the Prime Minister’s Office and carry out a military coup” during Gezi resistance
16 December 2014 Haber Merkezi
Former Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah gives statement
Former Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah gives statement
In the inquiry regarding public officials in relation to the assassination of Agos Editor-in-Chief Hrant Dink, former Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah is currently providing his statement as a suspect.
15 December 2014 Haber Merkezi
Operation 14 December: 23 still in custody
Operation 14 December: 23 still in custody
7 of those detained in the operation of the Istanbul Police against the ‘parallel state structure’ have been released, 23 remain in custody. The EU and the US criticized the operation, while PM Davutoğlu made his first statement on the raids.
15 December 2014
Editorial: They all have dirt on their hands
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.
10 December 2014
‘Towards 2015, Turkey is displaying a more genuine effort’
‘Towards 2015, Turkey is displaying a more genuine effort’
Scholar and editor of the Armenian Review Asbed Kotchikian: “Although the stubborn refusal to use the term ‘Genocide’ continues, I observe a more genuine effort to normalize relations with Armenians and Armenia.”
9 December 2014 Vartan Estukyan
Prosecutor insists on life sentence for sociologist Selek
Prosecutor insists on life sentence for sociologist Selek
Acquitted three times before, the retrial of Pınar Selek began today. Prosecutor Yılmaz Kıstı once again asked for life imprisonment for Selek.
5 December 2014 Haber Merkezi
Agos introduces English version online
Agos introduces English version online
Agos has renewed its website, and has introduced an online English version.
4 December 2014
Pope Francis ends visit with message of unity
Pope Francis ends visit with message of unity
Pope Francis’s 3-day visit to Turkey (28-30 November) has had broad repercussions both in Turkey and the world. Beside the visit’s political aspects, it also had a historical significance in terms of efforts for dialogue and unification between the Catholic and Orthodox worlds.
4 December 2014 Ferda Balancar
Judicial assassination against Nişanyan
Judicial assassination against Nişanyan
Sevan Nişanyan’s prison sentence has been increased to 11 years and 8 months. According to Nişanyan’s lawyer Murat Akçı, if the Constitutional Court does not produce an expected ruling, Nişanyan might stay in prison for years. There is not a single other case in which a person is held in a closed prison for the crime Nişanyan is charged with.
4 December 2014
The steps that will follow the message of condolence will be defining
The steps that will follow the message of condolence will be defining
We interviewed historian and politician Gerard J. Libaridian, who participated in the Sealed Gate Conference organized by the Hrant Dink Foundation, and as its 100th anniversary approaches, talked about the Genocide.
2 December 2014 Lora Sarı
SOAD will say ‘Wake up the Souls’
SOAD will say ‘Wake up the Souls’
The world-famous rock band System of a Down has announced that it will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with a series of concerts. The tour titled ‘Wake up the Souls’ begins on April 10 with a concert at Wembley Arena in London.
26 November 2014
Those who failed to protect Dink will give statements
Those who failed to protect Dink will give statements
The Istanbul Prosecutor’s Office has called on the former Istanbul Chief of Police Celalettin Cerrah and former Intelligence Department Chief Ahmet İlhan Güler, who were in office at the time of the assassination, to provide statements. Public officials stationed at the Trabzon Police Department and Gendarme Commanderie are also expected to be invited to provide statements in the coming days.
19 November 2014
New madrasa controversy at Hagia Sophia
New madrasa controversy at Hagia Sophia
Following the Ministry of Culture’s announcement of a tender for the construction of a madrasa in the courtyard of Hagia Sophia, The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has declared that the Hagia Sophia’s status as “World Heritage Site” will be reassessed if the madrasa is built.
19 November 2014
A Karabakh success story
A Karabakh success story
Artak Beglaryan, who during the Karabakh War, at the age of six, lost his sight when a landmine they played with in their back garden exploded and also lost his father at the same war, did not give up, and has today become the press secretary of the Prime Minister of Karabakh.
17 November 2014
Three great massacres and the heritage that could not be shared: Armenian orphans
Three great massacres and the heritage that could not be shared: Armenian orphans
The third guest of The History Foundation’s Thursday Talks series titled ‘Deportation-Massacre-Genocide 1915-2015’ was Assistant Professor Nazan Maksudyan, Head of the Department of Social Sciences at Istanbul Kemerburgaz University. Maksudyan held a speech titled ‘Three Generations, Three Massacres: Armenian Children and Orphans from 1895 to 1915’ and we had the chance to talk to her about the perception of children during the Ottoman period, and the conditions and political roles of Armenian orphans.
14 November 2014
‘Quota teacher’ ordeal at Greek schools
‘Quota teacher’ ordeal at Greek schools
Teachers that have come to Turkey from Greece, although their salaries are being paid, cannot attend class because the Istanbul Directorate of National Education has not issued the necessary permission. Istanbul Deputy Director of National Education Murat Altınöz, on the other hand, states that the procedure for the solution of the problem has been completed.
12 November 2014
Indictments issued against two officials in Pastor assassination case
Indictments issued against two officials in Pastor assassination case
Lawyers of Emre Karaali, the Church of İzmit Pastor, called for the trying of Gendarme Lieutenant Levent Birsin stationed in Diyarbakır and Police Captain Hasan Erdoğan stationed at Silvan Police Directorate. The court ruled for the filing of criminal complaints against the two officials.
12 November 2014
This is the best response to those who say ‘Armenians should bring out their documents’
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.
7 November 2014
‘In Armenia, the government is afraid of the middle class’
‘In Armenia, the government is afraid of the middle class’
We discussed the current atmosphere in Armenia, the demands of the opposition, the fundamental problems of the country and the policies Sargsyan has implemented during his presidency with Armen Grigoryan, one of Armenia’s leading political science experts.
7 November 2014
Pope’s team rejects Azerbaijan
Pope’s team rejects Azerbaijan
The teams San Lorenzo in Argentina, and Penarol in Uruguay rejected Azerbaijan’s offer, stating, “Money is not everything”. The common characteristic of the two teams is the broad support they enjoy among the Armenian population in the two countries.
7 November 2014
List of seized Osmaniye properties published
List of seized Osmaniye properties published
A historical document included in an article by Ümit Kurt titled “I. Cihan Harbi Sonrası Ermeni Mallarının İadesi: Cebel-i Bereket Örneği/The Return of Armenian Properties After World War I: The Cebel-i Bereket Case” published in the November issue of the journal Toplumsal Tarih is striking in terms of its content.
5 November 2014
Colonel Takvoryan’s portrait disappears
Colonel Takvoryan’s portrait disappears
Lebanese director Nigol Bezjian’s installation titled ‘Çanakayna’ at the 4th Çanakkale Biennial that began on September 27 suffered a mysterious attack last Tuesday. Biennial staff think this may have been a case of theft, while Bezjian, who included photographs of Armenian soldiers that served in the army from the Ottoman period to the present day, treats the case with suspicion.
14 October 2014
UK changing its 1915 policy
UK changing its 1915 policy
In his book titled “An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians?” Geoffrey Robertson QC, leading British human rights lawyer, shows how the denialist approach of the United Kingdom changed over time to today recognize the Armenian Genocide.
13 October 2014
Records of Aleppo Rescue Home published in Turkish
Records of Aleppo Rescue Home published in Turkish
The files belonging to Armenians that stayed at the Aleppo , which was founded to provide shelter to Armenians who escaped the Armenian Genocide, have been translated into and published in Turkish with the title ‘Aleppo Shelter 1922-1927’. Published by Alfa Yayınları, the book was edited by the former General Staff ATASE Presidency Archive Department Director Ahmet Tetik, and publisher Cihan Güneş.
29 September 2014
Nancy Kricorian: Just because both sides have suffered, it doesn’t mean that the pain is ‘mutual’
Nancy Kricorian: Just because both sides have suffered, it doesn’t mean that the pain is ‘mutual’
Nancy Kricorian, author of the famous novel Zabelle, has returned to Istanbul after the Anatolian trip she took in the footsteps of her grandmother. She met with us to share what remains with her, with questions on her mind and memories in her notebook.
26 September 2014 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Why do Orthodox Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6?
Why do Orthodox Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6?
January 6 is Christmas according to the calendar of Armenian Church. We asked Bishop Sahag Maşalyan, a member of Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, why Armenians celebrate Christmas on January 6 instead of December 25.
6 January 2014