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Education Ministry audits Armenian schools over enrollment of non-Turkish citizens

Education Ministry audits Armenian schools over enrollment of non-Turkish citizens

Schools serving Turkey’s Armenian community have admitted students from Armenia as “guest students” for the past 14 years. The ministry is now reportedly considering ending this practice.

Happy Vartavar festival to Armenians

Happy Vartavar festival to Armenians

Also known as the Water Festival, Vartavar is derived from the Armenian words vart, meaning rose, and var, meaning radiance.

Armenian church cemetery vandalized in İstanbul

Armenian church cemetery vandalized in İstanbul

Six graves were damaged during the incident as law enforcement is working to identify and capture the suspect.

Opera singer Alis Manukyan bid farewell

Opera singer Alis Manukyan bid farewell

The artist, who died at age 93, was one of Turkey’s most prominent opera singers and an important figure in the country’s Armenian community.

Voices of peace from children: Երկինքէն երկիր

Voices of peace from children: Երկինքէն երկիր

The Lusavoriç Children’s Choir performed songs in Armenian and English during its "Voices of Peace" concert. A 10-year-old member of the choir described how music brings people closer together.

11 May 2026 Nalin Öztekin

Armenian actors approached for ASALA roles in biopic of Turkish paramilitary Abdullah Çatlı

Armenian actors approached for ASALA roles in biopic of Turkish paramilitary Abdullah Çatlı

All approached actors reportedly rejected the offer.

7 November 2025

Armenians celebrate Assumption of Holy Mother

Armenians celebrate Assumption of Holy Mother

The liturgy in İstanbul's Vakıfköy was led by Armenian Patriarch of Turkey Sahak Mashalian

Plans to reopen Ani Cathedral as mosque draw criticism

Plans to reopen Ani Cathedral as mosque draw criticism

Experts say the claim that Ani was the site of the first Friday prayer in Anatolia, the basis for plans to convert it into a mosque, is not supported by conclusive historical evidence.

10 July 2025 Elif Şevval Usta

Opposition mayor condemned over anti-Armenian remarks

Opposition mayor condemned over anti-Armenian remarks

Tanju Özcan labeled PKK leader Öcalan as "Armenian" in a derogatory manner.

‘I was born in Yerevan, I’ll die in Van’

RETURN TO ‘WESTERN ARMENIA’

‘I was born in Yerevan, I’ll die in Van’

Gayane Gevorgyan, an Armenian living in Van, calls for participation in the 12th annual mass at Akhtamar Church: "Every Armenian, no matter where they live in the world, should come to see this place and light a candle at Akhtamar."

6 September 2024 Evrim Deniz

Lack of readership and community support endangers an Armenian daily in İstanbul

Lack of readership and community support endangers an Armenian daily in İstanbul

With more than 80 years of publication history, the newspaper now confronts an uncertain future. Its management emphasizes that this is not merely a commercial issue but a question of preserving cultural heritage.

1 September 2023 Ali Dinç

Happy Vartavar feast to Armenians

Happy Vartavar feast to Armenians

Armenian communities around the world observe Vartavar, or the Water Festival, which has roots dating back to the story of Noah's Flood.

İstanbul governor bans Armenian Genocide remembrance event for second year in a row

İstanbul governor bans Armenian Genocide remembrance event for second year in a row

"Confronting 1915 is a necessary step to build democracy, equality, and peaceful coexistence on solid foundations today," the April 24 Commemoration Platform has said.

Two Armenian foundations to get back property taken over by Treasury, rules top court

Two Armenian foundations to get back property taken over by Treasury, rules top court

The foundations' right to property was violated, according to the court verdict.

Türkiye's first ever Armenian district governor takes office

Türkiye's first ever Armenian district governor takes office

The Ministry of Interior announced Berk Acar's appointment on August 17.

Türkiye's first ever Armenian district governor to assume office

Türkiye's first ever Armenian district governor to assume office

Ber Acar, 27, has been appointed as the district governor of Babadağ, Denizli.

'Building a shopping mall on a mass grave means sweeping the massacre under the carpet'

NEWALA QESABA

'Building a shopping mall on a mass grave means sweeping the massacre under the carpet'

HDP deputy Garo Paylan has talked about the construction project in Newala Qesaba: "We expect respect for our deceased. Everybody should show sensitivity because this is a matter of human rights."

15 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Minority foundations | Armenians of Turkey express concern over new regulation rumors

Minority foundations | Armenians of Turkey express concern over new regulation rumors

Hospitals belonging to minority foundations may be excluded from a new regulation that will allow the minorities to elect the directors of their foundations nine years later, according to rumors.

Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities

Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities

MP Paylan has said Turkey must confront its past by determining and compensating the losses caused by the tax on Christians and Jews.

12 November 2021

Turkey's first Armenian sub-governor expected to take office

Turkey's first Armenian sub-governor expected to take office

Berk Acar passed all the exams to become a sub-governor.

28 October 2021

Armenian church in Malatya opened to worship after 106 years

Armenian church in Malatya opened to worship after 106 years

The church is located in the neighborhood where assassinated Armenian journalist Hrant Dink had grown up.

Armenian graves damaged by bulldozers in Van

Armenian graves damaged by bulldozers in Van

HDP deputy Murat Sarısaç has submitted a parliamentary question about the incident.

Minority foundations in Turkey have not been able to hold elections for eight years

Minority foundations in Turkey have not been able to hold elections for eight years

HDP deputy Garo Paylan has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the issue to the vice president.

Dancing on the gate of an Armenian church, three suspects released from detention

Dancing on the gate of an Armenian church, three suspects released from detention

Taken into custody for dancing on the gate of the Surp Takavor Armenian Church in Kadıköy, three suspects have been released from detention, two on probation.

YouTube removes video of Erdoğan's communication director due to 'hate speech'

YouTube removes video of Erdoğan's communication director due to 'hate speech'

Fahrettin Altun has accused YouTube of "hypocrisy," claiming that it ignores hate speech against Islam and Muslims.

‘How was the Armenian church demolished despite the protection order?’

FROM HDP MP PAYLAN TO MINISTER

‘How was the Armenian church demolished despite the protection order?’

Addressing a Parliamentary question to the Minister of Tourism and Culture, HDP Diyarbakır MP Paylan has asked how the historical Surp Toros Armenian Church was demolished despite being recognized as an “immovable that requires protection.”

27 January 2021

Surp Toros Church in Kütahya demolished

Surp Toros Church in Kütahya demolished

The historical Surp Toros Church in Turkey’s western province of Kütaya has been destroyed after it came into the possession of a person.

27 January 2021

Merry Christmas to Armenians

Merry Christmas to Armenians

Armenians in Turkey celebrate the Christmas, which they call "Surp Dzinunt (the Holy Birth), on January 6. They begin Christmas celebrations after seven weeks of preparations. Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it...

Armenians of Turkey speak on Karabakh crisis: 'We should breathe for peace, not war'

Armenians of Turkey speak on Karabakh crisis: 'We should breathe for peace, not war'

As the fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, the Armenians of Turkey are concerned over the widespread hate speech in the country.

1 October 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Cars with Azerbaijan flags tour around İstanbul Armenian Patriarchate amid Karabakh clashes

Cars with Azerbaijan flags tour around İstanbul Armenian Patriarchate amid Karabakh clashes

Politicians have denounced the "provocative" demonstration and warned against hate speech.

29 September 2020

Armenian cemetery in Ankara 'damaged by treasure hunters, contractors'

Armenian cemetery in Ankara 'damaged by treasure hunters, contractors'

MP Paylan has asked why the government does not protect the cemetery.

Minister of Interior unaware of attacks targeting Armenians in Turkey

Minister of Interior unaware of attacks targeting Armenians in Turkey

In answering a Parliamentary question by CHP MP Tanrıkulu about the attacks against Armenians, Interior Minister Soylu has said, “Security measures are taken in places of worship so that our Armenian citizens can worship freely.”

2 July 2020 Ruken Tuncel

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