Armenian Genocide

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Armenian Genocide at Istanbul Biennial
Armenian Genocide at Istanbul Biennial
As the opening of Istanbul Biennial gets closer, it turns out that there are a lot of works that refer to the Armenian Genocide and the developments that followed it.
28 August 2015 Tuğba Esen
The ceremony at the Akhtamar is cancelled
The ceremony at the Akhtamar is cancelled
The ceremony that was planned to be conducted on September 6 in The Church of the Holy Cross on Akhtamar Island is cancelled due to security concerns. Many people from Armenia and Armenian Diaspora was expected to attend the ceremony that has been conducted since 2011.
24 August 2015
Vicken Cheterian: Kurds replaced the Armenians
Vicken Cheterian: Kurds replaced the Armenians
Journalist and historian Vicken Cheterian wrote a book which assesses the effects of Armenian genocide on global politics, academic research, Kurdish question, Turkish and Armenian societies during the process that has been going on for 100 years. Focusing mainly on the post genocide period, Open Wounds: Armenians, Turks, and a Century of Genocide considers Hrant Dink’s assassination as a milestone.
1 August 2015 Tuğba Esen
Municipality withdraws support from Science Congress for using the term ‘Genocide’
Municipality withdraws support from Science Congress for using the term ‘Genocide’
The Karaburun Municipal Directorate has withdrawn its support to the 10th Karaburun Science Congress because of the use of the term “1915 Armenian and Assyrian Genocide” in its call for attendance.
14 July 2015 Haber Merkezi
Brazil recognizes Armenian Genocide, Turkey Foreign Ministry summons Brazilian Ambassador
Brazil recognizes Armenian Genocide, Turkey Foreign Ministry summons Brazilian Ambassador
The Foreign Ministry of Turkey published a letter of condemnation after the Federal Senate of Brazil passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Turkey has also recalled its Ambassador to Brazil for talks.
9 June 2015
Sargsyan: We invite Ankara to shed its burden
Sargsyan: We invite Ankara to shed its burden
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, in an interview with the state television of Russia, expressed his views about Turkey-Armenia relations.
28 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Rakel Dink: A Century of Genocide
Rakel Dink: A Century of Genocide
Rakel Dink, in the article titled ‘A Century of Genocide’ she wrote for the April 24, 2015, issue of Cumhuriyet newspaper, relates what befell her family and relatives in 1915, how she met Hrant Dink, and the struggles they put up together: Today, first at Balıklı, at my Çutak’s grave, then in Şişli, at Sevag’s grave, and finally, in Taksim Square, to commemorate the ones we lost during the 1915 Genocide, I will silently wait for this country to become free.
24 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Gauck: Fate of Armenians example of genocide history
Gauck: Fate of Armenians example of genocide history
The German President Joachim Gauck spoke following mass held at the Berlin Cathedral in commemoration of the genocide of Armenians, Assyrians and Pontic Greeks. Gauck defined 1915 as genocide, and also underlined Germany’s role in the events.
23 April 2015
Erdoğan to Diaspora: ‘They will play and dance on their own on April 24’
Erdoğan to Diaspora: ‘They will play and dance on their own on April 24’
President Erdoğan has made a joint statement with Iraq President Fuad Masum: “Armenia speaks as if our 100th anniversary Gallipoli commemorations are in retaliation. We have no such qualms.”
22 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Germany expected to officially say ‘Armenian Genocide’
Germany expected to officially say ‘Armenian Genocide’
Group leaders of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), the two parties that form the coalition government in Germany, have reportedly agreed to use the expressions ‘the fate of the Armenians constitutes an example of the history of deportation an genocide’ in the ‘Armenian Resolution’ to be presented on April 24, 2015, Friday, at the German Federal Assembly. The government is also expected to back the resolution.
20 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
24 April statement from Prime Minister’s Office
24 April statement from Prime Minister’s Office
The Prime Minister’s Office of the Republic of Turkey has published an official statement on the eve of 24 April. The statement concludes with the words “…we once more commemorate with deep respect the Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives during the relocation in 1915 and we share in the grief of their children and grandchildren.”
20 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Pope is ‘slanderer’, says Speaker of the Parliament Çiçek
Pope is ‘slanderer’, says Speaker of the Parliament Çiçek
Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Cemil Çiçek, has made a statement regarding Pope Francis’s words during the commemoration mass held for the victims of the Armenian Genocide, saying “It is unacceptable for someone occupying that seat to cast such slander. What the Pope has done constitutes slander”. President of the Directorate of Religious Affairs Mehmet Görmez, on the other hand, claimed that the Pope had made his statements on the Genocide under the influence of lobbies and PR companies.
13 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Turkey calls back Vatican Ambassador Paçacı
Turkey calls back Vatican Ambassador Paçacı
Pope Francis’s use of the word ‘Genocide’ during Vatican mass commemorating 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide triggers crisis in Ankara.
13 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Pope: Armenian Genocide was first genocide of the 20th century
Pope: Armenian Genocide was first genocide of the 20th century
Pope Francis uses the expression ‘Genocide’ during mass held in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
12 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
Bilgi University makes Armenian Genocide conference statement, conference team responds
Bilgi University makes Armenian Genocide conference statement, conference team responds
İstanbul Bilgi University has made a statement regarding the blocking of the conference titled “The Armenian Genocide: Concepts and Comparative Perspectives” planned to be held at the university on April 26.
6 April 2015 Emre Can Dağlıoğlu
‘Questioning official discourse is the path to recognition’
‘Questioning official discourse is the path to recognition’
Raymond Kévorkian’s work ‘The Armenian Genocide’, a masterpiece in its field, has been published in Turkish by the İletişim Publishing House. In addition to how the book came about, we spoke to Kévorkian about Turkey’s policies regarding the Genocide.
5 April 2015 Maral Dink
Armenian Genocide Conference blocked at Istanbul Bilgi University
Armenian Genocide Conference blocked at Istanbul Bilgi University
The conference titled “The Armenian Genocide: Concepts and Comparative Perspectives” jointly organized by Istanbul Bilgi University, the History Foundation [Tarih Vakfı] and UCLA is being prevented from taking place.
4 April 2015 Emre Can Dağlıoğlu
System of a Down embark on Centennial Tour
System of a Down embark on Centennial Tour
The Grammy-award winning band has embarked on its “Wake Up the Souls’ tour of concerts planned for the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide with a concert held at The Forum in Los Angeles on April 6. The tour will end in Yerevan on April 23.
3 April 2015 Haber Merkezi
A mirror called Gülizar
A mirror called Gülizar
Entrusted to her daughter fifty years after she was abducted, the memoirs of Gülizar have been published in Turkish by the Aras Publishing House with the title ‘Gülizar’s Black Wedding’. Gülizar’s story contains messages for us all…
27 March 2015 Karin Karakaşlı
Vatican Archives shed light on Armenian Genocide
Vatican Archives shed light on Armenian Genocide
Previously unreleased historical documents on the Armenian Genocide from the archives of the Vatican are being unveiled. The documents published in the periodical La Civiltà Cattolica provide significant information regarding the diplomatic attempts and aid work carried out by the Vatican during and after the Armenian Genocide.
26 March 2015 Emre Can Dağlıoğlu

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‘A parade of human infamy’
‘A parade of human infamy’
Raymond Kévorkian’s book ‘Armenian Genocide’, based on years of comprehensive research, has been published in Turkish with Ayşen Taşkent Ekmekçi’s translation. We talked to Ekmekçi about the translation process, and the importance of the publication of the book in Turkish.
26 March 2015 Maral Dink
“100 Lives” tells the stories of rescuers
“100 Lives” tells the stories of rescuers
Russian-Armenian investment banker Ruben Vardanian, a leading figure of the Armenian Diaspora, is preparing to collaborate with famous Hollywood stars and human rights defenders within the scope of the Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemoration Events.
18 March 2015 Haber Merkezi
Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Also Adopts Genocide Resolution
Euronest Parliamentary Assembly Also Adopts Genocide Resolution
Following the European Parliament and the European Parliament EPP Group, the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly has also approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide.
18 March 2015 Haber Merkezi
The 1915 hero Norway forgot: Bodil Katharine Biørn
The 1915 hero Norway forgot: Bodil Katharine Biørn
Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s announcement that she would not be taking part in the commemoration ceremony in Armenia on the Centennial of the Genocide sparked debate. Yet there were citizens of Norway among the witnesses of 1915. Norwegian missionary Bodil Katharine Biørn stood out amongst them.
17 March 2015 Serdar Korucu
Paris Unveils Memorial for Women Victims of the Genocide
Paris Unveils Memorial for Women Victims of the Genocide
On March 8, International Women’s Day, a monument in memory of the women victims of the Genocide was unveiled in Yerevan Park in Paris.
13 March 2015 Haber Merkezi
‘1915’: The first film of the centennial
‘1915’: The first film of the centennial
‘1915’, a US-produced psychological thriller about the Genocide, will be released across the USA on April 22. Co-written and co-directed by Garin Hovannisian and Alec Mouhibian, the film features Simon Abkarian, Angela Sarafyan, Sam Page, Nikolai Kinski and Jim Piddock in its leading roles.
5 March 2015 Lora Sarı
Gorki Theatre focuses on 1915
Gorki Theatre focuses on 1915
Two theatres founded in Eastern Berlin in the middle of the last century turned Berlin into the centre of political theatre in Europe. The Maxim Gorki Theatre, having shed nothing of its power in the last century, is still one of the most important representatives of political theatre, and has dedicated a broad two-month program to the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide.
2 March 2015 Lora Sarı
Did the Muslim Brotherhood burn 1915 documents?
Did the Muslim Brotherhood burn 1915 documents?
Media in Armenia and the Diaspora have been rocked by the claim of Nabil Na’eem, the founder of the Democratic Jihad Party in Egypt, who stated that the Muslim Brotherhood received a payment from Turkey to incinerate documents related to the Armenian Genocide. There was a fire at the building where the documents are held; however Armenians in Egypt treat the claims with caution.
27 February 2015 Vahakn Keşişyan
New Suleyman Shah tomb location on 1915 deportation route
New Suleyman Shah tomb location on 1915 deportation route
Following the evacuation on the night of 21 February Saturday by military operation of the Suleyman Shah Tomb and the affiliated Commemoration Station, the only piece of land that belongs to Turkey that lies outside of its borders, attention is now focused on the Eşme region in Syria, officially announced as the new location for the tomb. However, the region Ankara has declared as the new destination of the “heritage of forefathers” was along the deportation route of the Armenian Genocide a century ago.
26 February 2015 Serdar Korucu
AFAD camp allegedly built on Armenian massacre site
AFAD camp allegedly built on Armenian massacre site
According to a report by Fıratnews, the AFAD camp for Kobane residents who fled ISIS and crossed the border to Suruç, is built on “Wargeha Mezin”, the site where thousands of Armenians were massacred in 1895.
9 February 2015 Haber Merkezi
Armenia retains distance to ‘The Cut’
Armenia retains distance to ‘The Cut’
Curiosity, interest and suspicion meet Fatih Akın as he travels to Yerevan for the premiere of his latest film ‘The Cut’ in Armenia.
4 February 2015 Alin Ozinian
Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Confirmation announced that Pope Francis is to conduct mass in person in memory of 1915 Armenian Genocide victims to be held at the Vatican on April 12.
29 January 2015 Ferda Balancar
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