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Shahkeh Yaylaian Setian’s New Book Illuminates the Dynamics of Genocide

11:00 | March 29, 2012
In her first book, “Humanity in the Midst of Inhumanity”, author Shahkeh Yaylaian Setian suggests that in addition to the Armenian Genocide, the Jewish Holocaust and subsequent genocides, these tragic events should be forever remembered in the annals of history.

Director of “Blind Dates” Curatorial Project in Armenia: Redefining Armenian-Turkish Relations via Contemporary Art

16:17 | November 21, 2011
Neery Melkonian, a New York-based curator, arts adviser and writer, has been in Armenia for the past four months laying the groundwork for two distinct projects. I caught up with her to discuss her ongoing work here in Yerevan.

To Be, or Not To Be, a Turk

17:34 | November 16, 2011
Why does Turkey have such difficulty in dealing with its historical past? Why can the Turkish authorities not acknowledge that in 1915 the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire was the victim of genocide? If the German post-war political elite was capable of facing up to the Holocaust and establishing relations with the Jewish people, in Israel and elsewhere, why cannot the Turkish leadership do as much?

Yerevan to Diyarbekir and Back: Part 2

13:29 | October 29, 2011
I was introduced to Zakaria Mildanoglu, the Armenian architect who worked on the restoration of the Holy Cross Church at Akhtamar. He told me that St. Kirakos now legally belongs to the Foundation set up by Istanbul-Armenians who spearheaded the restoration.

Yerevan to Diyarbekir and Back: Reconnecting with a Fading Past

14:05 | October 28, 2011
Last week I and two friends hopped in a Japanese jeep and headed off from Yerevan for the reopening of the Armenian Apostolic Church of St. Kirakos in Diyarbekir, Turkey.

Partial Removal of Turkish Obstacle to Import of Armenian Goods?

12:08 | October 21, 2011
According to Mustafa Edib Yilmaz, business editor of the Turkish daily Today’s Zaman, the volume of trade between Armenia and Turkey today is considered to be around 400 million dollars, which is an figure.

Turkish Reporter: "If Armenia was a small fish, we'd have swallowed it by now"

02:34 | October 6, 2011
Turkish political analyst Mensur Akgün once said that in terms of its significance and interest for Turkey, Armenia is a “small fish”.

Armenian Independence Day Wearing "Made in Turkey" T-Shirts

15:54 | September 20, 2011
Independence Day organizers are handing out commemorative T-shirts made in Turkey to lucky contest winners.

An Armenian in Adjara: Armenian Eyes Don't Lie

22:36 | July 26, 2011
Larisa only remembers a few Armenian words from when she grew up in Akhalkalak; 'how are you', 'what would you lie', etc.

13 Armenians Are Prisoners in Moscow Hotel

14:24 | June 15, 2011
Valida Avanesyan has been a prisoner in the Hotel Yuzhny on Moscow's Lenin Prospekt for more than six months.

Ebru – Weaving the Myth of a Europeanizing Turkey – 2

14:21 | June 13, 2011
There is no need to prove that the vast majority of who is photographed, in comparison to the photographer (and the other project authors) is on a very low level of existence, if we can ascribe any social level at all, say, to the Sarikecili tribe living in the Taurus Mountains.

Kurdish MP: “Slapping that policeman was a blow for the oppressed”

15:27 | June 10, 2011
Sebahat Tuncel is a Kurd who was elected to the Turkish parliament back in 2007. She is running to hold on to her seat in the election set for June 12 in Turkey.

Ebru – Weaving the Myth of a Europeanizing Turkey

17:40 | June 6, 2011
This May, we had the opportunity to see two photo exhibits here in Yerevan. One was an extensive exhibit of the works by the New York-based Turkish photographer Attila Durak on display at the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art (ACCEA) entitled "Erbru – Reflections of Cultural Diversity in Turkey". The other presented the works of French-Armenian photographer Max Sivaslian entitled "We Once Lived There..."

Aunty Eliz: "We moved to Istanbul for the kids" (video)

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".

‘Frozen Conflict’ Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Begins to Boil

10:23 | June 1, 2011
BAKU, Azerbaijan — In a mostly empty Soviet-era building here on a recent morning, a 29- year-old woman pressed her eye against the scope of a sniper rifle, brown hair spilling over her shoulder, and took aim at virtual commandos darting between virtual trees.

Turkish Filmmaker - Erdogan No Friend of Istanbul-Armenians

12:18 | May 27, 2011
"The richness of Adiyaman today is a result of the wealth left behind after the Armenians were exterminated. I realized this as a young man and have always fought against those who benefited as a result of such injustices," he told me.

Ankara Attempts to Turkify Ani's Past

11:35 | May 26, 2011
Alnak says the lack of any mention of Ani's Armenian identity is a result of decades of Turkish rejectionist state policy when it comes to Armenians. Ankara, he states, wants to avoid any linkage of Turkey's history with that of the Armenians; especially the period related to the 1915 Genocide.

Diyarbekir's Kurdish Mayor - "We welcome back all former residents"

12:35 | May 20, 2011
“The doors to Diyarbakir are open to all former residents who wish to return,” the mayor claimed, noting that the municipality was seeing to it that all requisite conditions be created to welcome people back.

Fall Reopening Planned for Diyarbekir's St. Giragos

02:30 | May 8, 2011
Renovations at the Armenian St. Giragos Armenian Apostolic Church in Diyarbekir are in full swing and the grand official reopening of the massive 15th century structure is scheduled for the fall of this year.

Harran: Beehive Houses and Armenian Inlaid Trays

14:19 | May 6, 2011
Probably the most striking feature of Harran, the village, are the beehive type structures built of mud and hay. Some people still live in these structures, though many have been converted into stables. Some are on the verge of collapsing.

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