Category: Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister’s Triumphant Visit to Washington
By Edmond Y. Azadian It is well said by English historian and writer Lord Acton that power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. There can be no better example to demonstrated the veracity of the above adage then citing the names of a political duo at the top of the power pyramid in [...]
Istanbul Police Arrest Armenian Church Shooting Suspects
ISTANBUL (Combined Sources) — Two young men were arrested in Istanbul this week over the shoot-out in Saint Hovhannes Armenian Church on May 5. According to Radikal paper, those arrested were identified as M.E. born in 1997 and G.M. of Armenian descent, born in 1996. They confessed to having bought a gas gun and M.E. [...]
International Delegation Commemorates Genocide Anniversary in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — An unprecedented joint delegation of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Europe and European Grassroots Antiracist Movement (EGAM) comprising 20 people from 15 European countries, gathered here to commemorate the Armenian Genocide of 1915. They were invited by DurDe! (Say Stop to Racism and Nationalism), a Turkish organization that has been commemorating the [...]
California Court Turns down Armenians’ Suit on Inçirlik
SAN FRANCISCO (PanARMENIAN.Net) — California Court has turned down the US Armenians’ suit over the territory of the current US military base in Inçirlik, Turkey, CNN Türk TV channel reported. In December 2010, a group of Armenians living in the United States filed a suit against the Turkish government. The claimants demanded compensation of $100 [...]
Forget the Elephant, Just Look around the Room
By Gonca Sönmez-Poole Do you know the expression “the elephant in the room?” Of course you do. We have all used it. In fact, the last time I used it myself was in an article in this newspaper about a year ago. Whether we call it dialogue, rapprochement, “track-two work” or any other method of [...]
Another Setback in Armenian-Turkish Relations
By Edmond Y. Azadian Turkey has become a big player in regional politics and the scope of its foreign policy not only covers the Middle East and the Caucasus, but it has extended far beyond those geographic areas to include the Balkans and Europe (via its NATO affiliation) and even China. Indeed, Turkey’s prime minister [...]
Author Hasan Cemal Fired from Milliyet Newspaper
ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — Author of the book, 1915: Armenian Genocide, journalist and writer, Hasan Cemal, was fired this week from the Milliyet newspaper, where he had worked since 1998. According to Turkish press reports, Cemal was fired after the newspaper refused to publish the veteran journalist’s latest column. Cemal’s last piece was published on March [...]
A Cathedral on the Verge of Collapse: The Campaign to Save Mren
An Interview with Dr. Christina Maranci By Lucine Kasbarian MEDFORD, Mass. — Dr. Christina Maranci, Arthur H. Dadian and Ara T. Oztemel Associate Professor of Armenian Art and Architecture at Tufts University, has issued a call to save the seventh-century Mren Cathedral of Western Armenia, located in the Kars region of present-day Turkey. Maranci’s areas [...]
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