Turkey Archive

01/10/2010
Turkish Party Holds Friday Prayers at Ani Cathedral

BY NANORE BARSOUMIAN WATERTOWN, MA (A.W.)–On Oct. 1, Turkish sources reported that hundreds of Turkish nationalists held Friday prayers–namaz–at the...

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14/09/2010
European Court: Turkey Failed to Protect Dink (full text of judgment)

Turkey to Pay 100,000 Euros to Journalist’s Family STRASBOURG, France (A.W.)—On Sept. 14, the European Court of Human Rights ruled...

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07/09/2010
Sassounian: Top Three Armenian Church Leaders Boycott Turkish Show in Akhtamar

The Turkish scheme of luring Armenian Church leaders to participate in a religious show at Holy Cross (Sourp Khach) Church...

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05/09/2010
Etchmiadzin to Boycott Akhtamar Mass

ETCHMIADZIN, Armenia (A.W.)—On Sept. 4, Etchmiadzin announced that it will not take part in the Divine Liturgy scheduled to take...

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01/09/2010
‘Mad Vandalism’: Turkey to Demolish Hotels of Outspoken Armenian Entrepreneur-Scholar

Sevan Nisanyan, the owner of Nisanyan Hotels, and a linguist, columnist, academic, and outspoken critic, is facing a demolition order...

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30/08/2010
Gunaysu: A Turkey Classic: Grotesque Co-Existence of Make-Believe Liberalism and Fascism

The Turkish state recently made a simultaneously liberal and fascistic move on the same subject: the “Armenian issue.” The result...

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28/08/2010
Turkey seeks explanation from Iran over alleged genocide remarks

Alarmed by reports that Iran’s vice president said the events of 1915 constituted a “genocide,” Turkey is seeking high-level explanation...

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01/08/2010
Hotel violence against Russian, Armenian tourists in Turkey

An Armenian tourist who plans to spend his holiday in Turkey is offered Mediterranean beaches, five-star hotels, perfect pastime and...

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01/07/2010
Sassounian: Turkish Propaganda Campaign, Part II: Exploiting Akhtamar Church Once Again

Now that Turkish officials have grudgingly allowed church services to be performed for one day only

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23/04/2010
Genocide Conference in Ankara Canceled

ANKARA (Armenian Weekly)—A symposium on the Armenian Genocide titled “1915 Within Its Pre- and Post-Historical Periods: Denial and Confrontation,” which...

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22/04/2010
10-point document to teach Turkish officials to react to Armenian Genocide questions

Turkey has prepared a 10-point document, which says how Turkish officials and embassy workers should react to the Armenian genocide...

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02/04/2010
Turkish lawyer persecuted for urging Genocide recognition

Istanbul lawyer Serhat Kamil Zor brought legal action against his colleague Bendal Celil Ezman, Turkish Zaman daily reports. The latter...

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01/04/2010
Turkish Attorney Asks Ankara Court to Recognize Armenian Genocide

ANKARA (Combined Sources)—A Turkish lawyer has submitted a claim to an Ankara court, demanding recognition of the Armenian Genocide. The...

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30/03/2010
SPIEGEL Interview with Turkey’s Prime Minister

In a SPIEGEL interview, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 56, discusses Ankara’s relationship with the European Union, the debate...

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25/03/2010
48 % des Turcs favorables à l’expulsion des Arméniens

Selon un sondage de l’institut Metropoll, on apprend que 48% de la population turque rejoint l’idée du premier ministre Erdogan...

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25/03/2010
Turkey’s PM to Armenians: Get Out!

Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan showed the European Union recently why his country’s membership application should be rejected. In...

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