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Armenian Issue - Video
Armenians in Turkey Archive
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Istanbul-Armenian student becomes “apple of the eye” of Turkish media
Posted on May 24, 2012 | 1 CommentThe 14-year-old Istanbul-Armenian high school student Klara Yeteroglu who, with her composition entitled “Being Armenian in Turkey,” was declared winner of a composition contest, is at the focus of Turkish... -
Nune Yesayan performed for Armenians in Istanbul
Posted on May 19, 2012 | 1 CommentNune Yesayan performed for Armenians in Istanbul “I went to Constantinople to perform for Armenians. It was Hrant Dink’s dream to see me singing in Constantinople,” renowned Armenian singer Nune... -
Ungor: Turkey Has Acknowledged the Armenian Genocide
Posted on April 28, 2012 | No CommentsThe Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2012 “Turkey denies the Armenian Genocide” goes a jingle. Yes, the Turkish state’s official policy towards the Armenian Genocide was and is indeed characterized by... -
Turkey Moves to Deport Armenian Workers after French Vote
Posted on January 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsBY NANORE BARSOUMIAN From The Armenian Weekly ISTANBUL–Turkey is set to amend a law that aims to rid the country of illegal workers. Many view this move as retaliation against... -
Foreigners leave Turkey amid new residence law
Posted on January 27, 2012 | 1 CommentA high number of Armenian and Georgian people working in Turkey are leaving the country in the wake of a recent law implementation that complicates working permits for foreign people.... -
Armenians in Turkey: an unextinguished light
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsArmenians in Turkey: an unextinguished light Mark Weston January 1, 2012 | More on Conflict and security, Middle East and North Africa | No comments To find out how world... -
In Turkey’s Last Armenian Village, a Place to Get Away From it All
Posted on December 29, 2011 | 2 CommentsFor the Geo Quiz we are looking for a province in southern Turkey about the size of Delaware. The province used to be part of Syria once, but was ceded... -
Parents of Armenian soldier killed in Turkish army insist their son was killed because of his nationality
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsISTANBUL. – Prior to the next court hearing, the parents of Sevak Balikci, the Istanbul-Armenian who was killed, on April 24, 2011, in a military unit while serving in the... -
Turkey’s Armenians Reconsecrate 16th Century Church Building
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey’s Armenians Reconsecrate 16th Century Church Building Ethnic Armenians who grew up as Muslims baptized in Diyarbakir. By Compass Direct News ISTANBUL – Just hours before a deadly 7.2 earthquake... -
Armenians claim roots in Diyarbakır
Posted on October 24, 2011 | No CommentsVERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU The Surp Giragos Church was blessed on Oct. 22 in accordance with the traditions of the Apostolic Armenian Church. DHA photo A group of Armenians, raised as Sunni... -
Turkish artist: “Armenians are the founders of Turkish theater”
Posted on October 16, 2011 | 1 CommentIstanbul Municipal Theater is getting ready to stage famous Armenian writer Hagop Baronyan’s ‘the Eastern Dentist’ in its new season, Hurriyet daily News informs. “Armenians are the founders of Turkish... -
Armenians of Istanbul deeply concerned by “I’m happy, I’m Turk” poster pasted on the wall of Armenian school
Posted on October 6, 2011 | No CommentsAccording to “Ermenihaber.am” news site a sign pasted on the wall of Armenian Catholic School in Sisli, Istanbul caused many discussions. “I’m happy, I’m Turk” poster is larger than the... -
Istanbul’s Armenians Take Issue of Electing New Patriarch to the Courts
Posted on October 1, 2011 | No CommentsEpress.am — The civil hearings of the lawsuit launched by lawyers from Istanbul’s Armenian community vs. the Turkish state were held in Istanbul on Sept. 29. As reported by the... -
Armenian “treasure” hunters in Istanbul dig 20 meters deep, but find themselves at police precinct
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn an attempt to find the “treasures” of an Armenian woman who runs a jewelry store at Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, four people have dug a 20-meter hole underneath a 4-storey... -
Turkey: Armenian Illegal Migrants Put National Grievances Aside for Work
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsSeptember 2, 2011 – 4:16am, by Marianna Grigoryan and Anahit Hayrapetyan Narrow, winding stairs lead up to 60-year-old housecleaner Ophelia Hakobian’s poorly furnished room on the second floor of an... -
Evolving Armenian Realities and the Surp Giragos Dikranagerd Church
Posted on July 2, 2011 | 1 CommentI would like to share my thoughts about Armenian realities—evolving ones, forgotten ones, and new ones. Until 20 years ago, the Armenian reality was mainly Soviet Armenia and the diaspora.... -
Armenian songwriter changes name to bypass censorship
Posted on June 27, 2011 | 1 CommentCenk Taşkan, whose real name is Majak Toşikyan, is a leading figure on the Turkish music scene. During his professional career, which spans more than 40 years, he has composed... -
Ethnic Armenians Look for Political Voice
Posted on June 15, 2011 | No CommentsTurkey’s parliamentary campaign debate about the government’s treatment of ethnic minorities prompted hope among the country’s ethnic Armenians, its largest non-Muslim minority, that greater tolerance could be in the wind.... -
Aunty Eliz: “We moved to Istanbul for the kids”
Posted on June 7, 2011 | No CommentsEdik Baghdasaryan 12:40, June 6, 2011 Eliz is a woman from Saritagh, a Yerevan neighborhood, who moved to Istanbul eleven odd years ago. She’s a veritable “ball of fire”. Sitting... -
Non-Muslims demand equal citizenship rights in new constitution
Posted on June 5, 2011 | 1 CommentThe new constitution of Turkey should embrace all of its citizens and elevate individual rights and freedoms equally for all as opposed to the 1982 Constitution, which reinforced state and...
