Istanbul-based Turkish-Armenian weekly newspaper with an English online edition. Covers community, politics, and culture.
TurkeyAliyev’s foreign policy adviser, Hikmet Hajiyev, had previously said that they were waiting for “just one final step” towards peace: a change to Armenia’s Constitution. The final step Hajiyev referred to concerns not an article of the constitution but a single sentence in its preamble.
TurkeyIn the hands of 20 writers, the memory of Hrant Dink becomes 20 very different stories. “Freedom on His Wings: Stories for Hrant Dink”, edited by Gaye Boralıoğlu, explores the relationship literature establishes with the past, collective memory, and stories waiting to be told. And it reminds us: Literature cannot take the place of justice, nor can it undo a murder committed in the past. But we know that it can resist forgetting, multiply witnesses, and keep collective memory alive.
TurkeyWriter and academic Arlene Voski Avakian, a guest in the Hrant Dink Foundation’s conversation series “Ancestral Journeys: Reflections on Land and Belonging,” spoke about the story of 1915 she heard from her grandmother, her evolving relationship with her family history over the years, and how her visits to Turkey have changed her.
TurkeyWhen I was a student at Surp Haç High School, I had the opportunity to listen to Alice Manukyan for the first time. Alis Manukyan, with all her elegance and beauty; With the sparkle of her costume and jewelry, she illuminated not only the stage but also the whole hall. It turns out that she always had such a stance and elegance.
TurkeyMy grandmothers lived under trees and in caves in Agn for a year, trying to feed themselves with the food they could find in abandoned Armenian houses.
TurkeyIn the Ilkcan Hall of the Church of St. Nicolaus in Topgabu, the Feast of the Translators, one of the most dedicated feasts of the Armenian congregation, was celebrated with great reverence and enthusiasm.
TurkeyThis year, the students of the Armenian Unjian School in Gatwick refreshed their knowledge of the luxury of Gypsy culture through a variety of activities. The boards of the workshop were decorated with copies of books, pictures, decorated footnotes, and handwritten writings about the Mishnah. A performance was performed every day on the Sabbath. On the first day of the Sabbath, Anna Sar, a teacher in Jair, gave a presentation to Sechki's secondary school disciple about music, graphics, and beautiful carpets, which are part of Armenian culture According to Aramyan's custom, two students of the Z class (Ropin King and Aras Chitel) walked around the classrooms in the characters of the Messiah Mauritius and Sacred Parthian. And on the last day of the Sabbath, the parents and the sick were presented to the parents and the sick in the union of the Aramean San. The opening was performed by Talin Perperoglu, director of the school. In his speech, he emphasized that the Armenian nation would lose its existence today because of the village of the writings made by the Mishnah. Later, a video of the activities carried out in the school on the Sabbath of culture was distributed. Beginning in the first grade, the students of all classes performed performances in the declaration. They recited footnotes, spoke the letters of the alphabet, performed plays, talked about the village of books, sang songs, and danced Armenian dances. Thus, this year's celebration of M
TurkeyIs the air cold, dear reader? Is life, the world, the word of a loved one cold? Is his heart cold to you anymore? Have your friendly conversations cooled? You are not separate. Today, on this cold autumn evening, when you and your faithful newspaper are holding a cup of lemon, cashia, or nails, I would suggest that we end the day with a warm story of the word "cold," for there are few poets, teachers, or autumns in Armenian literature who are terrifying, sometimes deadly, and cold. So now put a little more hot water on your cup, cover your stuff with a blanket—if you wish, we can enjoy a heartfelt conversation with a loving writer.
TurkeyChildren of a wealthy or modest family, lackeys, and those who wore short skirts often appeared in intimate conversations. Indeed, there was an image of stereotypes or prejudices, of crushing, of collapse in this university.
TurkeyA mass was held in Yeniköy for the nine people who lost their lives in the terrorist attack on the St. Georgios Church in the village of Hmunt in the Karak region of Jordan.
TurkeyBorn on November 5, 1926, writer, art critic and painter John Berger will be commemorated with an event to be held at the Pera Museum on the 100th anniversary of his birth. Berger's children Katya, Jacob and Yves Berger will also participate in the program, which will include readings and interviews. Metis Publications, which publishes the author's books, announced that it will offer all of Berger's books to readers with a 40 percent discount as of November 5.
TurkeyNew Party Chairman Özgür Özel spoke at his party's parliamentary group meeting. Referring to the debate on the nullity in the CHP, Özel reminded the arrest process of Selahattin Demirtaş and said, "Just as he made it easier for Selahattin Demirtaş to get in, he now says he will do it for the New Party cadres." Addressing Erdoğan, Özel described the fund investigation as "the biggest robbery in the history of the Republic" and said, "I knew it, resign immediately; I didn't know, take it to the elections immediately."
TurkeyPhotographer Berge Arabian tells the stories of the photographs he took in his column titled 'if lenses could talk' in the culture and arts pages of Agos. This week's story is the cigarette he wishes he had never started.
TurkeyThe "We Want a Law That Keeps Alive" campaign, which was launched to demand the annulment of the Animal Protection Law, which includes regulations for animals living on the street, reached 1 million 108 thousand signatures. The campaign became the fourth campaign in the history of Change.org Turkey to exceed the 1 million signature threshold.
TurkeyIn Why I Was Chosen as a Target, the digital memory study initiated by Friends of Hrant for the 20th anniversary of Dink's assassination, the discussion created by the Hrant Dink interview in Milliyet this week both in Milliyet and other media outlets, and the details of the conference titled "Missionary Activities" by Sevgi Erenerol, Press Spokesperson of the Turkish Orthodox Patriarchate, to the officers at the General Staff, are discussed.
We use optional cookies for analytics and personalized advertising. Learn more