Keyword: Armenian issue
1915 tragedy to be commemorated with foreign delegation for first time
YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN, İSTANBUL On April 24 of this year, Turkish people commemorating the 98th anniversary of the tragic events of 1915 will be joined for the first time by a foreign delegation composed of 20 anti-racist and Armenian representatives from 15 countries. “The delegation consists of two main groups; one group is represented by […]
A headscarved woman at the April 24 commemoration
The Armenian issue has been a periodically recurring problem for all governments of the Turkish Republic so far. It has become a habit for us to react and voice national concerns via our Foreign Ministry when parliaments of foreign countries pass bills on recognition of the genocide, or as April 24 looms. Meanwhile, we have […]
The Armenian issue of 1915, Turkish politics and Israel
I am in Salzburg, Austria, for a week as an Erasmus visiting professor. I am mainly contributing to the ongoing seminar classes of other professors who have asked me to talk about Turkey, Islam, democracy, human rights, Turkey’s EU membership process and the Hizmet movement. The students of the University of Salzburg are highly interested […]
Hizmet movement to address Armenian issue
Orhan Miroğlu it seems the Hizmet movement is the only Turkish civilian movement, which would positively contribute to the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations in the US, where the Armenian diaspora is considerably strong. The Armenian and Kurdish issues serve as a test for not only new Turkish politics, which aim to shape Turkey’s future, but […]
Turkish, Armenian students foster coexistence with exemplary project
FATMA DIŞLI ZIBAK Putting aside all their prejudices and what their course books taught them, a group of students from a Turkish high school and an Armenian high school have joined hands to get to know each other and develop bonds of brotherhood among different religious and ethnic groups in the country with a joint […]
Hrant Topakiyan’s feelings about the Journalists and Writers Foundation
Hrant Topakiyan, Kentim Gazette, April 5, 2010 Journalists and Writers Foundation = Love For many years I have attended the love-filled Ramadan iftar dinners arranged by the Journalists and Writers Foundation. My Lord allowed me to meet very valuable people at these dinners. Since it is impossible to write all their names in this column, […]
