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Sargsyan responds to ‘Gallipoli’ invitation: Before organizing a commemorative event, Turkey has obligation to recognize and condemn Armenian Genocide
Sargsyan responds to ‘Gallipoli’ invitation: Before organizing a commemorative event, Turkey has obligation to recognize and condemn Armenian Genocide
17 January 2015
Armenian identity is wounded with hatred
Armenian identity is wounded with hatred
Journalist Meline Toumani’s first book ‘There Was and There Was Not’ was recently published in the US and was met both with high acclaim and strong reaction. Drawing from her own experiences, Toumani’s book holds a critical mirror to Diaspora Armenians, and has received criticism from Armenian circles in the US, with some even calling for a boycott. We spoke to Toumani in New York.
16 January 2015 Nayat Karaköse
Hrant Dink’s name to be given to a street in his neighbourhood
Hrant Dink’s name to be given to a street in his neighbourhood
Bakırköy Municipality plans to give Hrant Dink’s name to a street in Bakırköy.
15 January 2015 Uygar Gültekin
The Charlie Hebdo Massacre and the Blasphemy of Censorship
The Charlie Hebdo Massacre and the Blasphemy of Censorship
14 January 2015
Test of world press with new Charlie Hebdo cover
Test of world press with new Charlie Hebdo cover
The first issue of Charlie Hebdo to be published since the attack on its offices hits the stands today in France and across the world. This issue of the magazine will remain on sale for 2 weeks. The cover depicting the Prophet Muhammad divided opinion across world media.
14 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Cumhuriyet: First searched, then protected
Cumhuriyet: First searched, then protected
Last night, Police carried out a search on the delivery trucks of Cumhuriyet newspaper that today has published a 4-page selection from the new issue of Charlie Hebdo magazine. The Şişli, Istanbul, offices of the newspaper are currently sealed off by police for security purposes.
14 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Two police officers arrested in Dink case
Two police officers arrested in Dink case
Former Chief of Police Özkan Mumcu and police officer Muhittin Zenit, for which arrest warrants had been issued within the scope of the Dink murder investigation, have been arrested
13 January 2015
New stay of execution verdict for historic Emek Movie Theatre demolition
New stay of execution verdict for historic Emek Movie Theatre demolition
A new stay of execution verdict has been issued for the continuing construction project at the site of the historical Emek Movie Theatre. On the other hand, the State Council ruled for the launching of an investigation involving four persons including Beyoğlu Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan on the grounds that they had not taken “necessary precautions during the construction”.
13 January 2015 Gözde Kazaz
Arrest warrant issued for police officers in Dink murder
Arrest warrant issued for police officers in Dink murder
In the Dink murder investigation, an arrest warrant has been issued for the former Chief of Police Özkan Mumcu and police officer Muhittin Zenit on the grounds that ‘they had prior knowledge of the assassination and did not take necessary precautions’.
12 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Confusing statements from Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
Confusing statements from Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
According to Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, who made a statement to the official Anadolu Agency, ‘The parallel structure is working against Turkey in the 2015 events’.
12 January 2015
Turkey from Charlie Hebdo’s viewpoint
Turkey from Charlie Hebdo’s viewpoint
Charlie Hebdo, the French satirical magazine that was the target of the armed attack on January 7, had recently also focused on issues related to Turkey. Particularly the Armenian Genocide and the Kurdish Question featured in the pages of the magazine in various contexts.
10 January 2015 Serdar Korucu
Armenian humorist of Charlie Hebdo: We now have more reasons to continue
Armenian humorist of Charlie Hebdo: We now have more reasons to continue
Mathieu Madénian, the humorist and columnist of Armenian origin who worked for Charlie Hebdo was saved from the massacre in which 12 people died because he didn’t go to work that day.
9 January 2015
Displays of solidarity across the world: “We are all Charlie”
Displays of solidarity across the world: “We are all Charlie”
The attack carried out on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo continues to be widely condemned. Solidarity messages on social media have used the hashtag #JeSuisCharlie while the National Union of French Journalists called for a vigil in the name of press freedom and democracy at 5 PM local time at the Place de la Republique, Paris.
7 January 2015
2014: Bloodiest year so far in Syria
2014: Bloodiest year so far in Syria
According to the report released by the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 2014 has been the bloodiest year in the civil war in Syria that began in March 2011. According to the report, 76,021 people lost their lives in Syria in 2014.
7 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Turkey’s ‘100th Anniversary action plan’
Turkey’s ‘100th Anniversary action plan’
Declarations made at the 7th Ambassadors Conference have revealed Turkey’s ‘action plan’ for the 100th anniversary of the Genocide. According to the plan, the ‘leaving the issue to historians’ thesis will once again take centre stage, and church renovations will be underlined. Foreign commission members state that they will carry out ‘stunning’ lobbying efforts abroad.
7 January 2015
“Armenian Question no wild card”
“Armenian Question no wild card”
Speaking at a symposium, Archbishop Aram Ateşyan, Deputy Patriarch of Turkey Armenians said “It is high time to stop the Armenian Question being used across international platforms as a wild card, as the Joker in a card deck”.
7 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Police fire kills 14-year old in Cizre
Police fire kills 14-year old in Cizre
14 year old Ümit Kurt killed by fire opened from armoured police vehicle entering the Cudi neighbourhood of Cizre District, Şırnak
6 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Suicide bomber targets police station in Sultanahmet: 1 police officer dead
Suicide bomber targets police station in Sultanahmet: 1 police officer dead
In the suicide bombing that took place in Sultanahmet, Istanbul, last night, police officer Kenan Kumaş was killed. While the suicide bomber also died, another police officer was wounded.
6 January 2015
Secret Ankara-Paris correspondence prior to cancellation of denial law
Secret Ankara-Paris correspondence prior to cancellation of denial law
Secret electronic correspondence related to the ‘Genocide Law’ that was cancelled by the Constitutional Council of France after being accepted by the Parliament of France has been published. The correspondence between former AKP Member of Parliament Yaşar Yakış and member of the Constitutional Council of France Hubert Haenel have fanned the flames about the debate over the activities of the Turkish lobby in France.
6 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Dutch journalist Geerdink released
Dutch journalist Geerdink released
Frederike Geerdink, the only foreign journalist based in Diyarbakır and known for her comprehensive research and articles on the Kurdish issue, was detained today by an Anti-Terror Squad that raided her home. Geerdink was later released after providing a statement.
6 January 2015

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Yetvart Danzikyan: Davutoğlu’s “family” dinner
Yetvart Danzikyan: Davutoğlu’s “family” dinner
Yetvart Danzikyan on the official dinner Prime Minister Davutoğlu held for religious leaders: “This is, of course, a positive meeting, and the messages that have come out of the dinner are also positive. However, regarding the issue of representation, one must accept that there is something strange about the other side of the dinner table. It is part of the job of the Prime Minister to hold such meetings, but once you describe it as a “family” dinner, we have to ask what kind of family we are talking about here, and about those who have been left out.”
3 January 2015 Yetvart Danzikyan
“This is a family dinner”
“This is a family dinner”
Prime Minister came together with representatives of minority communities at an official dinner held in Istanbul: “Our main watchword will continue to be the principle of equal citizenship”
2 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Banned from entering ‘open’ archive
Banned from entering ‘open’ archive
Mehmet Uluışık’s story clearly disproves the official claim that ‘archives in Turkey are open to everyone’. According to Uluışık, who has been banned from entering Turkey because of his research on the Armenian and Circassian Genocides in archives, even if this ban were to be lifted, he still would not be able to carry out research since a letter from MİT, the National Intelligence Organization, prevents his entry into archives.
31 December 2014
Landing Diyarbakır Airport on the Basmacıyans’ land
Landing Diyarbakır Airport on the Basmacıyans’ land
Zuart Sudjian wages formidable legal battle for the return of land that belongs to her family, unlawfully seized by the State and site of Diyarbakır Airport today
31 December 2014 Uygar Gültekin
Former TTK Presidents say ‘It wasn’t us’
Former TTK Presidents say ‘It wasn’t us’
Following Murat Bardakçı’s claim that dispatch registers kept following the decision of forced displacement in 1915 had been hidden by a Turkish Historical Society (TTK) officer, a response is expected from former high-ranking administrators of the institution.
31 December 2014
Kürkçü: Cabinet Meeting merely a spectacle
Kürkçü: Cabinet Meeting merely a spectacle
HDP Mersin Member of Parliament Ertuğrul Kürkçü, at a press meeting he held at Parliament today, commented on President Erdoğan’s decision to head the Cabinet at its meeting on January 19: “This meeting will be against procedure, and even against the spirit of the 1982 Constitution, it displays a vulgar use of authority which even junta leader Kenan Evren did not take the liberty to.”
30 December 2014
Greece heads to early elections
Greece heads to early elections
In Greece, the third and final parliamentary vote to elect a President failed, leading to the dissolution of the Parliament. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has announced early general elections on January 25.
29 December 2014 Haber Merkezi
2014: Not “a great year”
2014: Not “a great year”
Facebook might have bid farewell to 2014 with its message “It’s been a great year. Thanks for being a part of it!”, but it was a year with a lot of negatives, and very few positives for Turkey.
27 December 2014 Serdar Korucu
For a more ‘fun’ activism, try ArtAct
For a more ‘fun’ activism, try ArtAct
Armenian activist group ArtAct carries out creative actions against violence and harassment. The ArtAct group is trying to develop new methods beyond traditional activism in order to reach more people, and could inspire similar groups in Turkey.
24 December 2014 Gözde Kazaz
A silent Christmas celebration: Anatolian Christians
A silent Christmas celebration: Anatolian Christians
24 December 2014 Vartan Estukyan
İHD to organize Genocide commemoration events in 28 cities
İHD to organize Genocide commemoration events in 28 cities
The Human Rights Association (İHD) will organize Genocide commemoration events in 28 cities on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
19 December 2014 Haber Merkezi
Property return sets legal precedent
Property return sets legal precedent
Seized by the state with 1964 Decree, a landed property belonging to the former Ecumenical Patriarch Vapurci will be returned and registered in the name of his heirs by Supreme Court ruling. The legal victory paves the way for the return of other properties that were transferred to the Treasury with the Declaration.
19 December 2014 Haber Merkezi
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