Former ECHR judge says “Long-term military curfews a human rights violation”

Syrian children employed to produce fake life jackets in İzmir factory Turkish police have seized over 1,200 unsafe life jackets destined for use by migrants trying to reach Greece by sea, in a raid on an underground workshop that used Syrian underage labor Turkey: Defective Life Jackets Seized at Workshop NYT > Turkey by By THE ASSOCIATED … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Yok edilen medeniyetin bedeli

Yok edilen medeniyetin bedeli Hafta sonu İstanbul Boğaziçi Üniversitesi’nde Hrant Dink Vakfı, İstanbul Bilgi ve Sabancı Üniversitelerinin işbirliğiyle “Yok Edilen Medeniyet: Geç Osmanlı ve Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemlerinde Gayrimüslim Varlığı” konulu toplantı gerçekleşti. Tema Ermeni, Rum, Süryanî ve Yahudi varlıklarını kapsıyordu. Bozulan düzenin zaman dilimi 1894-96 II. Abdülhamid dönemi Ermeni katliamından itibaren ve Cumhuriyet döneminde aynen … Read more

Tyranny of bureaucracy: Students under Sun, bureaucrats under shade… News from the social fabric…

113 killed in car crashes in Turkey during Eid al-Adha A total of 113 people were killed in car crashes across Turkey during the nine-day Eid al-Adha holiday as hundreds of thousands of citizens began to return amid intensifying traffic 1,500 refugees sent from Edirne to other Turkish cities Syrian refugees, who have waited over 10 days … Read more

A nice piece from Efe Kerem Sözeri (@efekerem): “History of #KampArmen in 20 images”

History of #KampArmen in 20 images The story of an Armenian orphanage in Istanbul tells what happened to Armenians in Turkey after 1915. The modern Turkish state confiscated properties of non-Muslims starting from 1915. After the genocide, “abandoned properties commission” sold Armenian goods by public auctions. In 1942, Wealth Tax forced wealthy non-Muslims to sell … Read more

Washington is confused with Turkey, Saudi pact, so do we.

Fertilizer, Also Suited for Bombs, Flows to ISIS Territory From Turkey nytimes.com – Ben Hubbard – May 4 – AKCAKALE, Turkey — The laborers work all day, piling bags of fertilizer onto carts and wheeling them through the crossing that connects this southern border town to Syria. The Syrian town next door is firmly controlled … Read more

Bilgi’de 12 sunumlu Panel: “100. Yılında Ermeni Soykırımı’nı Konuşmak”

Bilgi’de 12 sunumlu Panel: 100. Yılında Ermeni Soykırımı’nı Konuşmak Tarih: 14 Mayıs 2015, Perşembe Saat: 16.00-20.30 Yer: santralistanbul Kampüsü, ÇSM-404 PROGRAM Moderatör: Murat Paker 16.00 1. Oturum Yrd. Doç. Dr. Murat Paker – “1915 Ermeni Soykırımı ile Yüzleşmek Neden Zor Ama Önemli?” Yrd. Doç. Dr. Bertan Tokuzlu – “AİHM Kararları Işığında Geçmişle Yüzleşme Sorunu” Prof. … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Mi mornarzis

Mi mornarzis Unutmabeni çiçeğinin Ermenicesi, tercümesi unutmabeni… Pekçok dilde aynı… Bir bakıma, insanın hafızasız yaşayamayacağını hatırlatan çiçek… Soykırımın yüzüncü yılı etkinliklerinin evrensel simgesi. Hafıza ve adalet üç gün süren ve sade Ermeni değil bütün soykırımları hatırlayan Erivan’daki uluslararası anma ve toplantının ana temasıydı.   Cuma anıtın bulunduğu Kırlangıç Tepesinde sağlı sollu Anadolu yerleşimlerinin adlarını bir … Read more

Better than nothing. The Commemorative Events in Istanbul. Turkey hesitant reacting Russia, France’s G-decisions. #ArmenianGenocide

The Commemorative Events for Genocide in Istanbul Bianet :: English On the anniversary of 1915 Genocide, several events were held in Istanbul. The official ceremony, the genocide march, and erecting memorial stone in front of the victims were some of the ceremonial events among others. Armenian Genocide: Coverage on 19th and 20th Century  Bianet :: English Demoyan, … Read more

DurDe Platformu Ermeni Soykırımı’nı Anma Etkinlikleri

Ermeni Soykırımı’nı Anma Etkinlikleri Sevgili Dostlar,  Ermeni Soykırımı’nın 100’üncü yılı ​ nedeniyle  24 Nisan günü ve öncesinde düzenlenecek çeşitli anma etkinliklerine yüzlerce Diaspora mensubu ve Avrupa’dan sivil toplum liderinin katılması bekleniyor. DurDe Platformu olarak biz de bu çerçevede 2010 yılından bu yana çeşitli etkinlikler düzenliyoruz. Geçen yıllarda olduğu gibi, bu yıl da Avrupa’nın 1​7​ farklı ülkesinden ırkçılık … Read more

Conference announcement: The Armenian Genocide: Concepts and Comparative Perspectives (April 26 @ Boğaziçi)

  The Armenian Genocide: Concepts and Comparative Perspectives Sunday, 26 April 2015 Boğaziçi University Uçaksavar Kampüsü, Garanti Kültür Merkezi Ayhan Şahenk Salonu https://www.facebook.com/events/1074728715875689/ PROGRAMME 10:00–10:30 Reception & Opening 10:30–12:00 Panel I—Concept Moderator: Vangelis Kechriotis (Tarih Vakfı and Boğaziçi University) A. Dirk Moses (European University Institute, Florence) “The Concept of Genocide and the Foundation of the … Read more

Turkish PM says April 24 to be commemorated in Turkey, BUT most of efforts go to focus on Battle of the Dardanelles….

Ankara’s trigger button: Armenian ‘genocide‘ As the centenary of the mass killings nears, Turkish officials will lambast anyone who dares uses the ‘G-word’.  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) / Turkey says it ‘shares’ Armenia pain …pectfully remember” deaths of Armenians in 1915 but stops short of recognising the killings as genocide  BBC News | Europe … Read more

Cengiz Aktar: Soykırım: İnkârdan olumlamaya

 Soykırım: İnkârdan olumlamaya   View image | gettyimages.com “Eğer gerçekten soykırım varsa, o soykırımı planlı bir şekilde Ermeniler yapmıştır.” Böyle hükmetti başbakanın bir eski yardımcısı.   Kritik haftaya doğru, HDP dışındaki siyasî partileri, Diyaneti, Dışişleri, İçişleri, yasaması, yürütmesi, yargısı ile resmî Türkiye soykırım konusunda fabrika ayarlarına geri döndü. “Ortak acı” teşebbüsünden en kaba pozisyonlara hızla … Read more

İstanbul News: the Armenians of Istanbul… World biggest tulip carpet made debut (!)

World biggest tulip carpet made debut in Istanbul Cihan News Agency A campaign, which is targeting to make Turkish biggest city of Istanbul one of the favorite Tulip cities, had been put in place by the initiative of Istanbul Discreet but proud: the Armenians of Istanbul DAWN.com ISTANBUL: Yasmin Rostomyan makes no big outward show … Read more

Government’s full time apologist Mahçupyan loses his advisor post after calling 1915 a genocide…

Maybe he will finally understand what does supporting AKP regime means… Turkish PM’s chief advisor calls 1915 a ‘genocide’   Etyen Mahçupyan has described the killings of Armenians in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as a ‘genocide’ Turkey’s EU Minister disapproves of remarks by Mahçupyan over 1915 Mahçupyan’s description ‘was not appropriate for his … Read more

Now it is Pope’s turn: “Erdoğan warns Pope Francis not to repeat ‘mistake’ about Armenian claims…

Erdoğan warns Pope Francis not to repeat ‘mistake’ about Armenian claims Turkish President Erdoğan has condemned Pope Francis, warning him to not repeat the ‘mistake’ of describing the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as ‘genocide.’ European Parliament set to vote on ‘genocide’ claims The European Parliament is set to discuss and vote on a resolution April 15 … Read more