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EP Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Urges Turkey to Confront It

EP Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Urges Turkey to Confront It

The European Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide with the resolution adopted yesterday. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry called decision “laughable” saying, “Europe should confront its own history.”

Erdoğan: It Will Go In One Ear and Out From the Other

Erdoğan: It Will Go In One Ear and Out From the Other

"They have Armenians living in their countries, so many of which live in Turkey. We could have deported them, but we didn’t." said President Erdoğan.

Turkey Recalls Ambassador After Pope Says “Genocide”

Turkey Recalls Ambassador After Pope Says “Genocide”

After Pope Francis deemed the 1915 events genocide, Ankara called in Vatican Ambassador Paçacı for consultation and reported “disappointment and sorrow”.

Armenian Genocide Museum Director: “My Grandma Has Been Deported Twice”

Armenian Genocide Museum Director: “My Grandma Has Been Deported Twice”

“For me, the most dramatic story about the Genocide is my family’s. My grandmother’s,” Armenian Genocide Museum Director told bianet.

20 March 2015 Elif Akgül

What is the Role of Journalists in the Discussions of Genocide?

INTERVIEW WITH IFJ PRESIDENT BOUMELHA

What is the Role of Journalists in the Discussions of Genocide?

Speaking at “At the Foot of Ararat” International Media Forum in Yerevan, Armenia, IFJ President Boumelha told bianet about the role of journalists in the discussions related to the recognition of Armenian Genocide.

19 March 2015 Elif Akgül

Armenia: We are not Cutting Ties With Turkey

ELİF AKGÜL REPORTED FROM YEREVAN

Armenia: We are not Cutting Ties With Turkey

Reminding that the bilateral accords with Turkey have been withdrawn, Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan said it didn’t mean that all relations are over between Turkey and Armenia.

19 March 2015 Elif Akgül

Armenia Withdraws “Normalization” Protocols From Parliament

Armenia Withdraws “Normalization” Protocols From Parliament

Following Armenia’s withdrawal from normalization protocols signed in 2009, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry made a statement, saying that Armenia’s decision was “unfortunate”.

17 February 2015

“Perinçek’s Discriminative Discourse Affects Turkey’s Armenians”

“Perinçek’s Discriminative Discourse Affects Turkey’s Armenians”

Murat Çelikkan from Truth Justice Memory Center claimed bianet that the real reason behind Perinçek’s conviction by Swiss Courts was not denying the “genocide” but his discriminative discourse.

5 February 2015 Elif Akgül

Call to World Leaders: Go to Yeravan, Not to Gallipoli

Call to World Leaders: Go to Yeravan, Not to Gallipoli

5 NGOs urged world leaders “not to accept President Erdoğan’s invitation to Gallipoli on the 100th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide but to visit Yerevan instead”.

5 February 2015 Begüm Yalçınkaya,Aslı Sayat

Twitter Account Aims to Remind “Today in 1915”

Twitter Account Aims to Remind “Today in 1915”

Released in Turkish and English, Hrant Dink Foundation’s new “Today in 1915” twitter account shares the events leading to the genocide in 1915 day by day.

21 January 2015

Half A Legacy Simply Won’t Do!

Half A Legacy Simply Won’t Do!

Until every Turkish person living inside or outside of Turkey can reach a point where the word genocide rolls off the tongue without hesitation, apprehension or fear, Dink’s legacy will remain half of what it should be.

19 January 2015 Gonca Sönmez-Poole

“My Reminiscences Are Undone Like a Ball of Wool...”

“My Reminiscences Are Undone Like a Ball of Wool...”

My Grandmother Veron also told how Armenians were slayed; how they sheltered about 40 people in their house as gendarmes had no right to touch our family at the governor's order.

14 November 2014

“What Was the Fault of the Poor Armenian Nation...”

“What Was the Fault of the Poor Armenian Nation...”

We set out and left behind our dearest Lake Van that wept, sobbed like an abandoned orphan and called us as if saying “take me with you, I won’t stay without you, but how can I stay without you…”

13 November 2014

“Run, Go, Keep My Light Burning”

“Run, Go, Keep My Light Burning”

"The woman offered Hakob to lie under the bedding. Soon he could hear Turks yelling and the woman’s answer who assured them the boy wasn’t in her house. In the end the soldiers went away."

12 November 2014

“Two Offshoot Survivors of Exterminated Dynasties Vowed to Weave Together and Become a Thick Oak”

“Two Offshoot Survivors of Exterminated Dynasties Vowed to Weave Together and Become a Thick Oak”

"One evening, when men were away, that Turk Pasha visited them. Mother used to say he was like a family member."

11 November 2014

“A Fragment from My Grandmother’s Nostalgia Remained in Us”

“A Fragment from My Grandmother’s Nostalgia Remained in Us”

"When that Turkish friend saw my Grandfather wasn’t at home, offered them to stay in his house. They went and hid for some time but the neighbors noticed there were Armenians in that house, which meant danger for the host."

10 November 2014

Story Project Aims to Face the Genocide Without Prejudice

“THE TURK WHO SAVED ME” PROJECT

Story Project Aims to Face the Genocide Without Prejudice

The “European Integration” Non-Governmental Organization and Armedia are collecting, within the framework of the “The Turk Who Saved Me” project, stories of Armenians whose grandparent were saved by Turks in 1915.

27 October 2014 Haluk Kalafat

The Legacy of Turkish in the Armenian Diaspora

The Legacy of Turkish in the Armenian Diaspora

The association of the Turkish language with the Turkish state and its politics makes many wary of acknowledging the indelible place of Turkish in the lives of Ottoman Armenians and their diasporan descendants.

17 October 2014 Jennifer Manoukian

Films About Conscience Call Out to the Street

Films About Conscience Call Out to the Street

Hrant Dink Foundation is inviting everyone to tell a story on the faces of conscience in the street. You can upload your short movies until November 11.

11 September 2014

Ötüken Journal Threatens Agos Newspaper, Fatih Akın

Ötüken Journal Threatens Agos Newspaper, Fatih Akın

Ötüken Journal threatened director Fatih Akın on twitter for shooting a movie on the Armenian Genocide and Agos Newspaper for interviewing him.

“Open Archives Are Faulty, Military Archives Are De Facto Closed”

“Open Archives Are Faulty, Military Archives Are De Facto Closed”

In response to PM Erdoğan’s claims that “the archives are open” for researchers on the Armenian Genocide, researcher Polatel told bianet:“The documents in Ottoman and Republic era were hidden, destroyed or unclassified.”

2 May 2014 Nilay Vardar

Documentary Aims to Cover All Sides on Armenian Genocide

Documentary Aims to Cover All Sides on Armenian Genocide

Canada’s CBC and Radio Canada are doing a documentary for the 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide. bianet interviewed Ines Faro, owner of the idea and the journalist of the documentary.

28 April 2014 Elif Nas Ünal

How Did Armenians React to Erdoğan’s April 24 Speech?

How Did Armenians React to Erdoğan’s April 24 Speech?

What did Armenians think about Erdoğan’s speech on April 24? Elif Akgül reported from Yerevan.

28 April 2014 Elif Akgül

April 24 Mourned in Istanbul

April 24 Mourned in Istanbul

Turkey’s intellectuals, activists and human rights advocates commemorated the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Istanbul yesterday with a series of ceremonies.

April 24 in Yerevan Through Photos

April 24 in Yerevan Through Photos

From the early hours of yesterday morning, thousands flocked into the Armenian Genocide Monument in Yerevan, leaving flowers in memory of those who lost their lives in 1915.

25 April 2014 Elif Akgül

“We Used to Listen About the Genocide Like a Tale”

“We Used to Listen About the Genocide Like a Tale”

bianet interviewed Agos newspaper writer Pakrat Estukyan on the stories of his genocide survivor grandparents and denial politics.

24 April 2014 Nilay Vardar

The Fight for Values vs. Tribes

The Fight for Values vs. Tribes

The Armenia-Turkey border is shut down by Turkey since over 20 years. Being pressed in this difficult corner of the world, the issue of the closed border is the bleeding wound of Armenia, which is languishing the country everyday. This is an issue that even the friends of Armenians in Turkey are still hesitant to talk about it.

24 April 2014 Harout Ekmanian

"Turkey Must Recognize the Armenian Genocide for Recovery”

ELIF AKGUL REPORTED FROM YEREVAN

"Turkey Must Recognize the Armenian Genocide for Recovery”

On the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, bianet interviewed Hayk Demoyan, Armenian Genocide Museum Director in Yerevan. “Turkey must recognize the Armenian Genocide for the sake of its people and democratization,” Demoyan said.

24 April 2014 Elif Akgül

Switzerland Convicted in “Genocide” Case

Switzerland Convicted in “Genocide” Case

The European Court of Human Right found Switzerland guilty of violating the freedom of expression for convicting Doğu Perinçek when he denied “Armenian Genocide”.

17 December 2013 Erol Önderoğlu

Kürkçü: We Will Unfold Medz Yeghern Reality

Kürkçü: We Will Unfold Medz Yeghern Reality

Peace and Democracy Party MP Kürkçü delivered a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe saying they were determined to unfold the historical realities pertaining to Medz Yeghern.

Baluken Urges Parliament to Investigate 1915 Genocide

98th ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Baluken Urges Parliament to Investigate 1915 Genocide

Peace and Democracy Party Group Vice Chairperson İdris Baluken submitted a proposal to the parliament to launch an investigation on 1915 Armenian Genocide and open the archives in order to "find out the truth and emphasize on sufferings".

"20th Century's First Genocide Happened in This Land"

98th ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

"20th Century's First Genocide Happened in This Land"

At 19:15 sharp last night, thousands gathered in downtown Istanbul to commemorate Armenian intellectuals who were detained and forced to take a journey with no return exactly 98 years ago.

25 April 2013 Elif Akgül

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