Turkey

BELMONT, Mass. — Dr. Talin Suciyan will present a lecture titled “The Armenians in Modern Turkey: Post-Genocide Society, Politics, and History,” on Wednesday, April 20, at 8 p.m., at the National[...]

FRESNO — Dr. Lerna Ekmekcioglu will give a presentation on “Survivors into Minorities: Armenians in Post-Genocide Turkey” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 18, in the University Business Center, Alice[...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The Obama administration ordered the families of US military and diplomatic personnel to leave parts of southern Turkey on Tuesday, March 29, and warned US citizens against[...]

ISTANBUL (Agos, Armepress) — While clashes and curfews continue in Diyarbakir, the Turkish cabinet took an urgent decision to expropriate Surp Giragos Church, the largest Armenian church in Middle East.[...]

ISTANBUL (PanARMENIAN.Net) — The Great House of Cilicia which had in April 2015 filed a lawsuit in Turkey’s Constitutional Court over regaining ownership of its historic headquarters in Sis, has submitted another application[...]

ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — Turkish-Armenian Garo Paylan, a member of the Turkish Parliament as a representative of the People’s Democratic Party, defended the right to freedom of worship for religious minorities[...]

ISTANBUL (Daily Sabah) — A Turkish court’s decision to appoint the mother of ailing Armenian Patriarch Mesrob II Mutayan as his custodian, has revived the long-standing debate over his potential successor.[...]

ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — Procedural instruments of Hrant Dink’s case reveal striking details on the participation of the state, particularly the police and intelligence services, in the murder of the Istanbul-Armenian[...]

ISTANBUL (Agos) — Turkey’s Human Rights Association (IHD) will file criminal complaints against Prime Minister Davutoglu, who has been criticized because of his “Armenian gangs” statement, and Askale Mayor Enver[...]

ANKARA (Armradio) — Garo Paylan, a member of Parliament of Armenian descent who is a member of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), in a speech on the floor of parliament[...]

ISTANBUL (Newsweek) — Top officials in France, Germany and the European Union condemned Turkey’s takeover of the country’s largest newspaper last week ahead of a summit with Ankara on the[...]