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Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian passed away
Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian passed away
Having served as the spiritual leader for Catholic Armenians in Turkey for 78 years, Archbishop Hovhannes Tcholakian has passed away.
19 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Bezciyan welcomes Syrian children
Bezciyan welcomes Syrian children
9 September 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
A historical event happened in 7th century (628) is the source of celebration of Khachverats (the Exaltation of the Holy Cross), which is one of the five major holidays of our church. Before the feast that will be celebrated in our churches on Sunday, it is better to remember the historical background.
9 September 2016 Episkopos Sahak Maşalyan
In pursuit of a solution for the decrease in the Armenian population in Turkey
In pursuit of a solution for the decrease in the Armenian population in Turkey
General Vicar of the Patriarch Archbishop Aram Ateşyan, Bishop Sahag Maşalyan, Representative of Minority (Community) Foundations and Council Member of the Directorate General of Foundations Toros Alcan DDS PhD and Samatya Surp Kevork High School Chairman Yesayi Demir spoke to Agos about the concerns about the decreasing population.
8 September 2016 Miran Manukyan
Archbishop Bekdjian: “Ateşyan pretends that he is the patriarch”
Archbishop Bekdjian: “Ateşyan pretends that he is the patriarch”
Archbishop Karekin Bekdjian, Primate Diocese of the Armenian Church of Germany, urged Armenians in Istanbul to be more determinate in terms of demanding a patriarchal election.
7 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Western Armenian on Wikipedia
Western Armenian on Wikipedia
Held in Cadaval district of Portugal, “Wikicamp 2016” enabled young people to write Wikipedia articles in Western Armenian and to express themselves. Sevan Değirmenciyan writes his experience in the camp.
6 September 2016 Sevan Değirmenciyan
Orthodox and Catholic churches to pray against ecological crisis
Orthodox and Catholic churches to pray against ecological crisis
Last year on September 1, Catholic and Orthodox churches held “World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation” together for the first time. This year, the mass will be held in Istanbul.
30 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
First group going to TUMO from Istanbul delighted
First group going to TUMO from Istanbul delighted
For the first time, a group of students from Istanbul went to TUMO Center for Creative Technologies in Armenia. Students from 14 countries, including Egypt, USA, Russia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Canada and Lebanon attended the summer camp between July 17 and 30. 14 students from Istanbul were also there.
10 August 2016 Melisa Arslanyan
Price of establishing a pork packing plant in Turkey
Price of establishing a pork packing plant in Turkey
Investor Gencay Tunç (Garabed Varujan Husigyan) established a large pig farm and packing plant in Bolu in order to produce pork products. However, Tunç was faced with unimaginable bureaucratic obstacles and he couldn't have managed to open his completed facility.
10 August 2016 Miran Manukyan
What will happen to 90-years-old Melkonian?
What will happen to 90-years-old Melkonian?
Thousands of graduates of the educational institute in Cyprus want to know what will happen to Melkonian...
29 July 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
Turkish-Armenian dialogue in Switzerland
Turkish-Armenian dialogue in Switzerland
In Caux town of Switzerland, Armenian, Kurdish and Turkish participants discussed the Armenian Genocide, their common past, current situation and ways of reconciliation. As part of “Just Governance for Human Security” conference, people from Armenia, Turkey, Lebanon, Spain and Netherlands discussed historical problems among Armenian, Turkish and Kurdish people, and ways for resolving those problems today.
26 July 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Agos headline: demand of election at the door
Agos headline: demand of election at the door
A group of people from different circles of Armenian society gathered in front of the Patriarchate and demand a patriarchal election, which couldn’t have been done for 8 years. The group placed a black wreath on the door.
23 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
Letter to Ateşyan from Agos: May God bestow sense, intelligence and comprehension on you
Letter to Ateşyan from Agos: May God bestow sense, intelligence and comprehension on you
Agos responded to Archbishop Aram Ateşyan, General Vicar of Armenian Patriarch in Turkey, who is severly criticized by the Armenian society because of his letter addressed to President Erdoğan: "You define the systematic and almost complete annihilation of a people by the decision of the state itself as 'the events happened during the tragic times of World War I'; this is an affront to the ancestors, victims and the survivors in the eyes of the society to which you also belong.”
7 June 2016
The largest property return might remain unfulfilled
The largest property return might remain unfulfilled
The municipality filed a lawsuit to the Administrative Court for getting back the land that was returned to Surp Pırgiç Hospital in 2014. After losing that lawsuit, the municipality appealed to Council of State. And 10th Chamber of the Council of State made an unprecedentedly quick ruling and reversed the judgment of the court by reasoning that the land that was expropriated by the municipality cannot be returned to the foundation.
14 April 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
Learn Armenian in virtual world
Learn Armenian in virtual world
Gyumri-based software development company Digital Pomegranate developed a gaming platform called 'Playland Armenia' with the support of Gulbenkian Foundation in order to teach Western Armenian to children.
13 April 2016 Melis Solakoğlu
Statement from the Patriarchate: don't believe the unsubstantiated rumors
Statement from the Patriarchate: don't believe the unsubstantiated rumors
Armenian society is also nervous about the recent suicide attacks. The Patriarchate made a statement to Agos about the rumors concerning the Easter that will be celebrated on next Sunday.
22 March 2016 Haber Merkezi
Their Eminences spoke: there should be an election now
Their Eminences spoke: there should be an election now
We talked to the Metropolite of the Diocese of Gougark of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Sebouh Chouldjian and the Primate of the Diocese of Germany of the Armenian Church Archbishop Karekin Bekdjian about their expectations from the patriarch election. After Mari Mutafyan is assigned as the guardian for the Patriarch Mesrob II Mutafyan, the debate about the elections started all over again.
17 March 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
In guardianship case, the court refused Ateşyan's request
In guardianship case, the court refused Ateşyan's request
The case for assigning a guardian for the Patriarch Mesrob Mutafyan is concluded. On the hearing held on March 8, the court decided Mutafyan's mother Mari Mutafyan to be assigned as the guardian.
10 March 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
Baptism-funeral promise from Hovakim 1461
Baptism-funeral promise from Hovakim 1461
General Vicar of Patriarch Archbishop Aram Ateşyan announced what they are planning to do with the revenue that will be earned through Hovakim 1461 Foundation.
20 January 2016 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
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
Zorro of Sinaloa: Berc Zorian
Zorro of Sinaloa: Berc Zorian
Born in Sivas, Zara in 1944, Berc Zorian became a prominent figure in amputee football in South America. We talked to him about his life that reached to Mexico and memories of football.
23 December 2015 Vartan Estukyan
“Virtual College” introduced in İstanbul
“Virtual College” introduced in İstanbul
Yervand Zoryan, the founder and the director of Armenian Virtual College (AVC), which is sponsored by Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), visited Istanbul.
23 December 2015 Varduhi Balyan
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
Application to court for appointing a guardian for the Patriarch Mutafyan
Application to court for appointing a guardian for the Patriarch Mutafyan
An application to Istanbul Court of Peace is made for appointing a guardian for Patriarch Mutafyan.
3 December 2015 Պարույր Քույումջյան
Demolition for the landscape plan of the Patriarchate
Demolition for the landscape plan of the Patriarchate
According to the Mayor of Fatih Municipality, expropriations will be conducted for the landscape plan of the Patriarchate and Surp Hovannes Church in Narlıkapı.
26 October 2015 Miran Manukyan
Churches in Istanbul met on “Christianity with its Basic Principles”
Churches in Istanbul met on “Christianity with its Basic Principles”
On October 15, Fener Rum Orthodox Patriarchate, under the leadership of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, hosted a meaningful meeting with the participation of the representatives from all churches. The prominent figures from the churches in Turkey gathered together for the launching meeting of “Christianity with its Basic Principles” which is to be expected to lead important developments in the Christian community.
22 October 2015 Baruyr Kuyumciyan
Family grave of Balyans under renovation
Family grave of Balyans under renovation
Family grave of Balyans, the architects of the symbolic buildings of Istanbul, is being renovated. As part of the restoration, a monument for Balyan family will be built.
21 September 2015 Miran Manukyan
He was on the front, while his family was subjected to deportation
He was on the front, while his family was subjected to deportation
The biography of Dr. Avedis Cebeciyan is compiled from the book that his son, Robert Cebeciyan, wrote and published in Aleppo in 1999: “Autobiography, Memoirs and Activities of Robert Cebeciyan”. In the book, there is also an introduction by Prof. Ayhan Aktar that is titled “War and Genocide Diary of Dr. Cebeciyan”.
4 September 2015 Ferda Balancar
The ideal athlete: Smart, agile and not Armenian
The ideal athlete: Smart, agile and not Armenian
The Genocide Museum in Yerevan hosted an exhibition that is titled “Armenian Sport and Gymnastics in the Ottoman Empire”. The museum director Hayk Demoyan, who wrote a book bearing the same title with the exhibition, and 80-years-old grandson of Shavarsh Qrisian, who were issuing Marmnamarz magazine during Ottoman period and exiled to Ayash in 1915, attended the opening of the exhibition. Alin Ozinian, by way of this exhibition, observes how the Armenians’ contribution to the sports culture of these lands was excluded from the official history and she makes room for a reckoning that is related to remembrance, oblivion and forgiveness.
1 September 2015 Alin Ozinian
Armenian community to open new school building in Istanbul
Armenian community to open new school building in Istanbul
The Bakırköy district had housed one small school built over 170 years ago by Ottoman Armenian notable Hovhannes Dadyan. "Moving to a new building after 171 years makes us all happy,” Surp Asdvadzadzin Church Foundation head Mesut Özdemir said.
28 August 2015
The ceremony at the Akhtamar is cancelled
The ceremony at the Akhtamar is cancelled
The ceremony that was planned to be conducted on September 6 in The Church of the Holy Cross on Akhtamar Island is cancelled due to security concerns. Many people from Armenia and Armenian Diaspora was expected to attend the ceremony that has been conducted since 2011.
24 August 2015
Kamp Armen attacked
Kamp Armen attacked
Kamp Armen Solidarity members were attacked on the hundredth day of their live-in demonstration. Two activists were attacked and beaten with sticks.
14 August 2015