Agos' Agenda

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“State of emergency continues, new decrees to come”
“State of emergency continues, new decrees to come”
Vice Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş stated that the state of emergency will continue as long as it is necessary, new emergency decrees are about to be completed and investigation is launched against 347 social media accounts.
3 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
AP and Reuters: ISIS claimed the Reina attack
AP and Reuters: ISIS claimed the Reina attack
AP and Reuters reported that ISIS claimed the responsibility for the armed attack in Reina during New Year celebration in Istanbul.
2 January 2017 Haber Merkezi
Prof. İştar Gözaydın arrested
Prof. İştar Gözaydın arrested
Prof. İştar Gözaydın had been detained as part of “Fethullah Gülen Terrorist Organization” investigation against Gediz University and she was arrested on the 8th day of her detention.
28 December 2016
Ministry of Diaspora: 18.000 Syrian migrants are granted citizenship
Ministry of Diaspora: 18.000 Syrian migrants are granted citizenship
According to Armenian Ministry of Diaspora, 18.000 Syrian Armenians have been given Armenian citizenship in 2016.
28 December 2016 Haber Merkezi
Armenians of Turkey having started a new life in Armenia
Armenians of Turkey having started a new life in Armenia
Issue of migration preoccupies many people in Turkey as the political atmosphere gets increasingly tenser. In a time like this, we wanted to get together with Armenians of Turkey who migrated to Armenia, the closest and most distant neighbor, during the hard periods of recent history and report their first-hand accounts. These people, who told about their lives with a great sincerity, revealed human's power and hope of starting over.
27 December 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Armenians of Diyarbakir longing for Surp Giragos
Armenians of Diyarbakir longing for Surp Giragos
The discrimination that Stephan Yepremyan has been subjected for trying to maintain his culture and the torments that Hangül Özbey went through because of her Kurdish and Armenian identity reveal the suffering caused by being an Armenian of Diyarbakir.
21 December 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Şükrü Yıldız: I requested dismissal of Ali Öz
Şükrü Yıldız: I requested dismissal of Ali Öz
In Dink case, civil inspector Şükrü Yıldız presented defence.
20 December 2016
Armenian Diaspora in solidarity with Standing Rock
Armenian Diaspora in solidarity with Standing Rock
The issue of constructing a pipeline in Standing Rock, which is significant for Native Americans, has been on the agenda of the US for a while. As a result of the resistance of many Americans, especially Natives, the project is canceled by Barack Obama. Prominent figures of the Armenian Diaspora also supported the resistance. Academic and activist Khatchig Mouradian, the leading figure in initiating American Armenians' support, assessed the developments.
20 December 2016 Rupen Varjabedyan
Friends of Hrant: they concealed it together
Friends of Hrant: they concealed it together
As part of Dink case, the 9th hearing of the trial of public officials is being held today. Before the hearing started, Friends of Hrant were once again in front of the court house.
19 December 2016 Haber Merkezi
Back to homeland: ‘New locals of Imroz’
Back to homeland: ‘New locals of Imroz’
In the last 2 years, 15 families from Thessaloniki, Athens and Crete settled in their ancestral land Imroz. We met these “new locals” of Imroz, who are trying to build a new life and sending their children to the newly-established Greek schools on the island.
17 December 2016
HDP MPs Konca and Demirel arrested
HDP MPs Konca and Demirel arrested
HDP MP Besime Konca and group deputy chairperson Çağlar Demirel were arrested yesterday. HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca had been released, but she was detained again upon the objection by prosecution and then arrested.
13 December 2016 Haber Merkezi
Ayhan Bilgen: 237 HDP officials are detained
Ayhan Bilgen: 237 HDP officials are detained
Ayhan Bilgen, spokesperson of HDP, stated that 237 HDP officials have been detained in simultaneous operations carried out this morning. He also said that HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş had heart spasm on Saturday and he is denied healthcare services in prison.
12 December 2016 Haber Merkezi
Church attack in Egypt: the majority of the killed were women and children
Church attack in Egypt: the majority of the killed were women and children
In Egyptian capital Cairo, a bombing attack was carried out near St Mark’s Cathedral during the Sunday mass. Death toll has risen to 26
12 December 2016 Haber Merkezi
A walk of solidarity from Jordan to Croatia
A walk of solidarity from Jordan to Croatia
Croatian Goran Blažević began a journey for drawing attention to the problems of the refugees. In this 5-month journey from Jordan to his homeland, Blažević follows the route that refugees use for going to Europe. Blažević is in Turkey in these days.
7 December 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Paylan tables a parliamentary question about “Giaour” statement
Paylan tables a parliamentary question about “Giaour” statement
HDP MP Garo Paylan tabled a parliamentary question about Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş's “Giaour” statement.
6 December 2016
United National College in Beirut
United National College in Beirut
Last week, Armenian United National College is opened in Beirut. Prominent figures of Armenian society, religious leaders and Lebanese Minister of Education were present at the opening ceremony of the school, which is of major importance for Lebanese Armenians.
5 December 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Scholarship for 100 children to express gratitude after 100 years
Scholarship for 100 children to express gratitude after 100 years
Businessman and philanthropist Ruben Vardanian declared that he will provide scholarship to 100 children who are Syria, Lebanon or Iraq citizens.
5 December 2016 Alin Ozinian
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
Türkan Elçi: after he left, first we lost our speech, then our sight
Türkan Elçi: after he left, first we lost our speech, then our sight
The eternal chair of Diyarbakir Bar Association, human rights defender and lawyer Tahir Elçi was commemorated in Istanbul on the first anniversary of his murder.
30 November 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Fire in student dormitory leaves 12 dead
Fire in student dormitory leaves 12 dead
In Adana, fire broke out in a private student dormitory housing middle and high school students, killing 11 children and one resident adviser. Adana Mayor said that the emergency stairway was probably locked.
30 November 2016
Dink Case: Directorate of Intelligence personnel continues to present defence
Dink Case: Directorate of Intelligence personnel continues to present defence
In Dink Case, Directorate of Intelligence personnel continues to present defence. Yesterday, Tamer Bülent Demirel and Ali Poyraz presented their defences. Today’s hearing is ended with the defence and cross examination of Osman Gülbel.
29 November 2016
European Parliament votes to suspend the negotiations with Turkey
European Parliament votes to suspend the negotiations with Turkey
European Parliament passed the resolution stipulating the suspension of EU membership talks with Turkey.
24 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
The sexual abuse regulation removed from the bill
The sexual abuse regulation removed from the bill
The regulation that would pardon men accused of sexually abusing underage girls is removed from the bill by the majority of the vote in the Justice Commission. The regulation has caused outcry in the society.
23 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
HDP decides to rejoin parliamentary work
HDP decides to rejoin parliamentary work
HDP had decided to withdraw from parliamentary committees after the co-chairs and 7 MPs of the party were arrested on November 6. HDP Spokesperson Ayhan Bilgen announced that they have changed their mind and they will take part in the committees once again.
22 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
The fertility center that was shut down by a decree reopened by another decree
The fertility center that was shut down by a decree reopened by another decree
With the recent emergency decree that is published in the Official Journal today, Istanbul Fertility Center, which was shut down on July 25, is reopened.
22 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
Two new emergency decrees: 15,726 people sacked
Two new emergency decrees: 15,726 people sacked
Two new emergency decrees are published in the Official Journal of Turkey.
22 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
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
Christian heritage under the ground waits to be explored
Christian heritage under the ground waits to be explored
Ali Yamaş and Bülent Erdem are engaged in caving. They have a cave research group called “Obruk” (sink-hole). We wanted to talk to two experienced cavers about the works in this field. However, we found ourselves talking about the underground cities in Turkey. They say that there are many underground cities that were built by Christian peoples especially between 6th and 11th centuries.
18 November 2016 Ferda Balancar
Sargsyan: Opening of Armenian-Turkish border doesn't depend on us
Sargsyan: Opening of Armenian-Turkish border doesn't depend on us
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan spoke about Armenian-Turkish relations. Sargsyan stated that the preconditions propounded by Turkey halted the relations.
18 November 2016 Haber Merkezi
Raymond Kévorkian: anthropologists and art historians should also study on the genocide
Raymond Kévorkian: anthropologists and art historians should also study on the genocide
Raymond Kévorkian attended “The Social, Cultural and Economic History of Van and the Region” conference organized by Hrant Dink Foundation. We talked to him about the course of genocide studies and his recent works.
17 November 2016 Sevan Değirmenciyan
EU decides not to halt membership talks with Turkey
EU decides not to halt membership talks with Turkey
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini stated that they agreed on the continuation of the membership talks with Turkey and said that death penalty should be an absolute red line for the EU.
15 November 2016 Haber Merkezi