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8 hours of “humanitarian pause” to Aleppo strikes
8 hours of “humanitarian pause” to Aleppo strikes
Russia declared that there will be a “humanitarian pause” to bombardment in Aleppo between 8 am and 4 pm on October 20.
18 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Iraqi Prime Minister: We haven't allowed Turkish soldiers
Iraqi Prime Minister: We haven't allowed Turkish soldiers
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi spoke about Turkey: "We warn them not to dare to violate Iraq's sovereignty."
18 October 2016 Haber Merkezi
Turkey: we will be involved both in the operation and negotiations
Turkey: we will be involved both in the operation and negotiations
After the Mosul operation is launched in this morning, Turkish authorities started to make their first statements. While President Erdoğan stated that Turkey will be involved both in the operation and negotiations, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş said that Turkey has Plan B and C for Mosul.
17 October 2016
“'Alevis to the grave, Christians to Beirut' is still a common slogan”
“'Alevis to the grave, Christians to Beirut' is still a common slogan”
Working in various international human rights associations, Harout Ekmanian made a presentation in "Critical Approaches to Armenian Identity in 21st Century". Being an Armenian from Aleppo, Ekmanian follows the war in Syria as an observer in order to record the violations of rights and war crimes. We talked to Ekmanian about Syria, focusing on the Armenian community in Aleppo, which he knows very well.
17 October 2016 Fatih Gökhan Diler
Mosul operation starts
Mosul operation starts
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi stated that the operation for retaking the city back from ISIS has been launched.
17 October 2016
Armenians in Aleppo in trouble
Armenians in Aleppo in trouble
We spoke to author and scriptwriter Manuel Keşişian about the situation of Armenian community in Aleppo, which has been affected by the attacks of the last week.
6 October 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Humanitarian aid from Armenia to Aleppo
Humanitarian aid from Armenia to Aleppo
The attacks against the Armenian neighborhoods in Aleppo have recently increased and Armenia decided to send humanitarian aid to Syria. The first plane carrying the aid arrived at Latakia.
4 October 2016 Varduhi Balyan
Andean Community recognizes the Armenian Genocide
Andean Community recognizes the Armenian Genocide
The Andean Parliament, formed by Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Colombia, unanimously passed the resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
21 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Kardashian's letter on the Armenian Genocide in NYT
Kardashian's letter on the Armenian Genocide in NYT
The US-based Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) has placed a full page ad to New York Times today. In the ad, there is also a letter by Kim Kardashian, responding to an ad published in Wall Street Journal on April, which denies the Armenian Genocide.
19 September 2016 Haber Merkezi
Agreement in Jarablus: buffer zone for Turkey, canton for Kurds
Agreement in Jarablus: buffer zone for Turkey, canton for Kurds
Jarablus operation, which was launched against ISIS but also targeted Kurdish military forces, continues. However, some sources claim that the US, Iran and Russia came to an agreement in Jarablus, or northern Syria, and Turkey and PYD accepted the conditions of this agreement. According to this alleged agreement, Turkey will stay in Jarablus and Kurds will be able to connect Kobani and Afrin cantons through Al-Bab.
30 August 2016 Nazan Özcan
Earthquake in Italy: at least 37 dead
Earthquake in Italy: at least 37 dead
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake took place in central Italy, leaving at least 37 dead. It is reported that 150 people are missing.
24 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Mortar shells hit Turkish border town Karkamış
Mortar shells hit Turkish border town Karkamış
Two mortar shells were fired from Jarablus, which is a Syrian town under the control of ISIS. Turkish Military Forces announced that howitzer attacks were launched on 4 positions of ISIS.
23 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Israeli Parliament's Committee of Education, Culture and Sports recognized the Armenian Genocide
Israeli Parliament's Committee of Education, Culture and Sports recognized the Armenian Genocide
Israeli Parliament's (Knesset) Committee of Education, Culture, and Sports recognized the Armenian Genocide and urged the government to recognize the genocide officially.
2 August 2016 Haber Merkezi
Terror attack in Nice: 84 killed, 100 injured during Bastille Day celebrations
Terror attack in Nice: 84 killed, 100 injured during Bastille Day celebrations
In Nice, during Bastille Day celebrations, a truck rammed the crowd gathered for the celebrations. In the attack, 84 people were killed and 100 people were injured. It is claimed that the attacker is a 31-years-old French citizen of Tunisia origin.
15 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
German government recognized the genocide in Namibia
German government recognized the genocide in Namibia
German government recognized the massacre of the Herero and Nama people of Namibia by German troops between 1904 and 1908 as genocide.
13 July 2016 Haber Merkezi
"Enemy is the one whose story we don't know"
"Enemy is the one whose story we don't know"
With the deal made between Turkey and Israel, “humanitarian aid” to Gaza Strip is brought to the agenda once again. On the other hand, a joint Palestinian and Israeli project, which has been going on since 2002, tries to find a more permanent solution to the crisis in the region. The book titled as "Learning Each Others Historical Narrative" offers a new model for history textbooks used in Palestinian and Israeli schools. Project's co-director Sami Adwan told about this model.
1 July 2016 Gözde Kazaz
Brexit decision heralds division, confusion and racism
Brexit decision heralds division, confusion and racism
This anti-elite uprising, however, has been carefully guided and spurred on by media and political elites in Britain for years. Scapegoating of migrants, particularly those from the EU, forced on the UK by supposedly draconian policies from Brussels, has reigned supreme for well over a decade. The familiar argument that migration is a drain on British jobs and resources has been spurred on by the most widely read newspapers in the UK, with centre, right, and sometimes leftist politicians fanning the flames.
30 June 2016 Mel Plant
Is "ideology" abandoned in foreign politics?
Is "ideology" abandoned in foreign politics?
30 June 2016 Nazan Özcan
Isolation is not the answer for Britain
Isolation is not the answer for Britain
On June 23, the UK held a long-anticipated referendum on its EU membership. The results anticipate Britain exiting the EU within a few years.
24 June 2016 Mel Plant
First response from Switzerland’s Central Bank
First response from Switzerland’s Central Bank
Switzerland's Central Bank (SNB), after England voted "out" in the referendum for leaving EU, declared that it has intervened in foreign exchange market for devaluing Swiss franc.
24 June 2016

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Founding members of EU to convene
Founding members of EU to convene
With 52% of the votes, England decided to leave EU. Following the referendum, founding members of EU will convene upon Germany's call. Authorities from EU countries made statements about the decision, emphasizing that this is an “emergency call” for a reform in EU.
24 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
Syrian organisations criticise UN humanitarian efforts
Syrian organisations criticise UN humanitarian efforts
In a report titled ‘Taking Sides’, advocacy group The Syria Campaign has criticised the United Nation’s humanitarian efforts within Syria.
17 June 2016 Mel Plant
Germany's process of confrontation with Holocaust
Germany's process of confrontation with Holocaust
The debate on “confrontation” is heated again after Bundestag's Armenian Genocide resolution. Germany is one of the remarkable countries in terms of reckoning and we talked to Prof. Nora Şeni from Paris VIII University about Germany's process of confrontation with Holocaust and what Turkey should do in order to confront with 1915.
13 June 2016 Vartan Estukyan
A sincere confrontation with the past makes a country stronger
A sincere confrontation with the past makes a country stronger
Vice President of Bundestag and Green Party member Claudia Roth wrote about the debates between Turkey and Germany on Armenian Genocide law.
9 June 2016 Claudia Roth
“The message is clear: look, we were there with you”
“The message is clear: look, we were there with you”
Various people and institutions from Turkey, notably President Erdoğan, have been expressing their reactions against Cem Özdemir, sometimes through insults and racist statements. We talked to Özdemir about the developments that took place after June 2.
9 June 2016 Karin Karakaşlı
Agos' archive: “a German treat” from Hrant Dink
Agos' archive: “a German treat” from Hrant Dink
Today, in Agos' archive, we go back to 2005, when Germany brought the Armenian Genocide to the parliamentary agenda for the first time. Here is Hrant Dink's article “a German treat”*.
3 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
Bundestag passed the Armenian Genocide resolution
Bundestag passed the Armenian Genocide resolution
Bundestag passed the Armenian Genocide resolution
2 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
A common incident for Turkish prime minister, but inglorious for Germany
A common incident for Turkish prime minister, but inglorious for Germany
Agos editorial: the gap between the approaches of Turkey and Germany reveals not only genocide but also equally serious issues.
2 June 2016
“It will pave the way for the Hague”
“It will pave the way for the Hague”
Armenian National Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies Director Ruben Safrastyan spoke to Civilnet about the voting in Bundestag.
2 June 2016 Haber Merkezi
The resolution is a message for Turkey
The resolution is a message for Turkey
The decision of Bundestag is a message for Turkey above all. Would Turkey take it as a message? Highly unlikely, but Germany's attitude is really meaningful and important for Armenians.
2 June 2016 Raffi Kantian
"Now, for Turkey, it is harder to deny what happened"
"Now, for Turkey, it is harder to deny what happened"
According to Jürgen Gottschlich, Taz Newspaper Turkey correspondent, the fact that German parliament recognized the genocide and Germany's complicity means that Turkey is left alone even by its “former ally”.
2 June 2016 Gözde Kazaz
480.000 modern slaves in Turkey
480.000 modern slaves in Turkey
According to the 2016 Global Slavery Index, about 45.8 million people in 167 countries are trapped in modern versions of enslavement. The report also reveals that 480.000 people in Turkey live like modern slaves.
31 May 2016 Haber Merkezi