{"id":8269,"date":"2008-12-23T20:27:21","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T17:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2023-07-26T11:47:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T08:47:52","slug":"activities-of-the-civilitas-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2008\/12\/23\/activities-of-the-civilitas-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities of the Civilitas Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;\">This year has seen an unusual amount of activity between Turkey and Armenia.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> At Civilitas, we\u2019ve contributed to the efforts of those who want to improve relations. A group of big-name Turkish journalists came to meet with Mr. Vartan Oskanian in September.<span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">In November, Salpi Ghazarian, Civilitas Director, participated in a confernce held at the European Parliament in Brussels, on the Armenian Legacy in Turkey. Salpi, who has been active in genocide recognition issues and documentation projects for many years, characterized this new period in Armenian-Turkish relations as one where Armenians must demonstrate the dignity and capacity to hear what is being said in Turkey as part of the public outcry following Hrant Dink\u2019s murder nearly two years ago.<span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">In December, a group of filmmakers came to Civilitas to consult on various project ideas. They were followed by various journalists and civil society leaders including Osman Koker, editor and publisher, and Osman Kavala, head of Anadou Kultur, have also come to discuss with Salpi Ghazarian the possibilities of joint projects as part of\u00a0 the Civilitas Council on International Relations. Several are in the works.<span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">All this came about in the midst of a vigorous debate in Turkey sparked by a public apology campaign. We embrace the Turkish intellectuals who have given voice to their conscience and embarked on the difficult and courageous process of apologizing for a century of pain and suffering that remains a part of the Armenian experience in Turkey and around the world.<span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span class=\"apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">The Civilitas Foundation<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;\"><span class=\"apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"word-spacing: 0px; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">One Northern Avenue, Suite 30, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Arial;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"word-spacing: 0px; orphans: 2; widows: 2;\">Yerevan, Armenia<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: #999999; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/us.mc509.mail.yahoo.com\/mc\/compose?to=info@civilitasfoundation.org\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">info@civilitasfoundation.org<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/click.icptrack.com\/icp\/relay.php?r=51532125&amp;msgid=623597&amp;act=NUUZ&amp;c=321853&amp;admin=0&amp;destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.civilitasfoundation.org%2F\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: #999999; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"apple-style-span\"><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt; color: #999999; font-family: Verdana; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: TR; mso-fareast-language: TR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">Tel.\/Fax: (+374 10) 500 119<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year has seen an unusual amount of activity between Turkey and Armenia. At Civilitas, we\u2019ve contributed to the efforts of those who want to improve relations. A group of big-name Turkish journalists came to meet with Mr. Vartan Oskanian in September. 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