Category Archives: Turkey

Armenia Sends Aid for Turk Quake Survivors

ISTANBUL (Today’s Zaman) — Armenia has sent a plane carrying goods to Turkey to help with the aftermath of the Van quake last week. Gagik Kostandyan, an official from Armenia, said at Erzerum’s airport, where the aid plane had landed … Continue reading

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WikiLeaks on Armenian Genocide: Turkey ‘Purged’ Archives to Destroy Evidence

By Gayane Abrahamyan YEREVAN (ArmeniaNow) — The whistleblowing site WikiLeaks has de-classified documents that demonstrate once again that Turkey has edited its archives relating to 1915-23, however Turkish studies specialist Anush Hovhannisyan is convinced that “even ‘purged’ archives still have … Continue reading

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Turkey Suspends Military Ties with Israel

ANKARA (Guardian) — Turkey has pursued its diplomatic offensive against Israel by confirming it is suspending defense industry contracts and threatening further sanctions, after that country’s refusal to apologize for the deaths of nine activists on board the Mavi Marmara … Continue reading

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Erdogan Demands Apology From Armenia

ISTANBUL (RFE/RL) — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded late last Wednesday that President Serge Sargisian withdraw and apologize for remarks which he claimed amount to Armenian territorial claims to Turkey.

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Dink Murderer Sentenced to 23 Years

ISTANBUL (BBC) — The Turkish killer of the ethnic-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink has been sentenced to nearly 23 years in prison.

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US House Panel Tells Turkey to Safeguard Christian Heritage

WASHINGTON (RFE/RL) — In an amendment to a spending bill welcomed by Armenian-American lobby groups but opposed by Ankara, the House Foreign Affairs Committee said the Turkish authorities should “end all forms of religious discrimination” of the country’s Christian minorities.

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Report from Turkey: Hrant Dink’s Spirit Lives

By Daphne Abeel Special to Mirror-Spectator ISTANBUL — I had been motivated to travel to Turkey as a result of my association with the Armenian Mirror-Spectator, where I worked as the assistant editor for eight years and where I continue … Continue reading

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One Year on, Turkey-Armenia Rapprochement Stalled

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — One year ago, on October 10, 2009, Armenia and Turkey signed two protocols aimed at normalizing relations. The signing of what many political pundits termed a “historic” deal took place in Zurich, the culmination of painstaking diplomatic … Continue reading

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