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Cemetery visit to the graveyard of languages

ONE CENTURY, ONE REGIME AND MOTHER TONGUE | ARMENIAN

Cemetery visit to the graveyard of languages

With the first choice, we have the chance to visit the graveyards of languages each February 21 with a bundle of carnations in our hands. With the second one, we will be waiting in the same graveyard for visitors to come with flowers in their hands.

23 February 2023 Pakrat Estukyan

One century, one regime, and the right to mother tongue

FEBRUARY 21 MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

One century, one regime, and the right to mother tongue

As bianet, on International Mother Language Day, we want to explore the state of mother language as we enter the 100th year of the Republic. In this series of articles, we tracked the traces of the policies pursued with regard to language such as Zaza, Georgian, Armenian and Kurdish.

21 February 2023

Turkey's Ministry of Culture cancels Armenian violinist's concert

Turkey's Ministry of Culture cancels Armenian violinist's concert

World-famous violinist Ara Malikian's concert has been canceled by the Ministry of Culture without specifying the reason.

First Sunday Mass at Armenian church in Diyarbakır after seven years

First Sunday Mass at Armenian church in Diyarbakır after seven years

The Sunday Service was held at the Surp Giragos Church in Diyarbakır.

Tracing the Hidden History: Unearthing the past of socialist movement in Turkey

Tracing the Hidden History: Unearthing the past of socialist movement in Turkey

Kadir Akın, with his second book, paves the way for Turkish socialists to pursue their common history with Armenians faithfully and intersectionally, to offer a perspective on what has been left out of history of socialists on the lands they live today.

28 March 2022 Cihan Erdal

‘People uneasy about using their mother language in public transport’

‘People uneasy about using their mother language in public transport’

Ahead of the International Mother Language Day on February 21, Diyarbakır-based Socio-Political Field Research Center has conducted a study shedding light on how frequently people speak in their mother languages in public.

17 February 2021

Hate Attack on Armenian Church in İstanbul

Hate Attack on Armenian Church in İstanbul

An unknown perpetrator removed a cross on the gate of the church and threw it away in the second attack on Armenian churches in less than three weeks.

April 24, 1915: We Commemorate Armenian Journalists and Writers

April 24, 1915: We Commemorate Armenian Journalists and Writers

We commemorate the writers and journalists who were taken from their homes and newspapers and forced to set out on April 24, 1915 and lost their lives.

Sevag Balıkçı Case: Defendant Sentenced to Prison for 'Conscious and Reckless Killing'

Sevag Balıkçı Case: Defendant Sentenced to Prison for 'Conscious and Reckless Killing'

Sevag Balıkçı was killed on the anniversary of the Genocide in 2011 when he was doing his compulsory military service.

13 January 2020 Pınar Tarcan

Armenian Chess Player Prevented from Participating in Tournament

Armenian Chess Player Prevented from Participating in Tournament

Armenian chess player Gevorgyan, who was invited to the Buruciye International Chess Tournament in Sivas, has been told she cannot join the tournament.

Report: Suspect Liable for Misconduct in Balıkçı Case

SEVAG BALIKÇI TRIAL

Report: Suspect Liable for Misconduct in Balıkçı Case

The expert report on the death of Turkish-Armenian soldier Sevag Balıkçı found suspect Kıvanç Ağaoğlu responsible for engaging in wrongful conduct. The court also accepted the plaintiffs’ demands to send evidence materials to the Forensics Institute.

13 September 2012 Ekin Karaca

State Radio Now Also in Kurdish and Armenian

Radio 6 will broadcast in Kurdish 24 hours a day, while Armenian has been added to the variety of languages on “Turkey’s Voice” Radio.

3 April 2009 Bawer Çakır

Historian Halacoglu's Comments "Racist"

On 18 August, Yusuf Halacoglu, president of the Turkish History Foundation (TTK) had made controversial comments on the ethnic make-up of Turkey at a symposium in Kayseri. Associations have called for his resignation.

21 August 2007 Gökçe Gündüç,Gökçe Gündüç

Dink Murder Planner's Lawyer a Suspect Himself

Fuat Turgut, the defence lawyer of suspect Yasin Hayal in the murder trial of journalist Hrant Dink, is himself accused of making death threats. If convicted, he would face debarment.