Prof. Taner Akçam
LOS ANGELES — The Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA announced last week the appointment of Taner Akçam as inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program, housed within the Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at UCLA. Akçam[...]
BERLIN — On January 29, historians, human rights activists and students gathered in Berlin and via Zoom internationally for a lively debate on denial, an aspect of genocide studies that has become increasingly prominent in political[...]
By Prof. Taner Akçam Basically, the whole Hagia Sophia affair can be summed up with the phrases “improper” or “a shame.” But I think that the audience whom I am addressing do not possesses the cultural delicacy to find these words[...]
BELMONT, Mass. — The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will present a lecture by Prof. Taner Akçam entitled “When Was the Decision to Annihilate the Armenians Taken?” on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30[...]
PARIS (Armenpress) — President of France Emmanuel Macron on January 30 attended the annual gala dinner of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) in France and delivered remarks. Macron spoke about the[...]
GLENDALE — On December 8, Christians in Need Foundation (CINF) Vice-President Siobhan Nash-Marshall arrived in Lithuania to give a series of lectures across the Baltic countries. Taner Akçam was also invited as keynote speaker to[...]
WASHINGTON — The United States Senate voted unanimously on December 12 to adopt Sen. Res. 150 on the Armenian Genocide after unrelenting efforts led by Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ted Cruz (R-TX). The House of Representatives had[...]
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — Historian of the Armenian Genocide Taner Akçam was honored at a banquet organized by the Knights and Daughters of Vartan Times Square Armenian Genocide Commemoration Committee on October 25 at St. Leon Armenian[...]
FAIR LAWN, NJ — Honoring the bravery and staunch efforts of historian Dr. Taner Akçam to uncover the truth about the Armenian Genocide throughout his robust career, the Knights and Daughters of Vartan will present him with a Lifetime[...]
WASHINGTON — On Friday, April 26. Professor Taner Akçam, the Robert Aram, Marianne Kalousdian and Stephen and Marian Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University presented his latest book, The Killing Order of Talat[...]