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content tagged with Armenian Question

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.
27 May 2022
Apologizing to Armenians Not a Crime
Apologizing to Armenians Not a Crime
The Court of Appeals decided that the internet signature campaign "I apologize to the Armenians" does not constitute a crime. If the Sincan 1st High Criminal Court accepts the decision, no trial will be launched against the organizers of the campaign which has been supported by the signatures of 30,000 people already.
11 January 2010 Erol Önderoğlu
Turkish Consulate Official Intervenes at IFEX Panel in Oslo
Freedom of Expression
Turkish Consulate Official Intervenes at IFEX Panel in Oslo
At a panel discussing the denial of an Armenian "genocide", a Turkish consulate official reiterated the argument that Armenians were deported for treason.
5 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Ministry of Education Expects Teachers’ Reports on Racist Propaganda Movie
Despite demands by NGOs to stop the screening of the racist "documentary" "'Sarı Gelin' - The Inside Story of the Armenian Problem", the Ministry of Education is expecting reports on the film from teachers.
10 March 2009
Apology Campaign to Be Investigated
A Heavy Penal Court has overruled the decision of the Ankara prosecution to dismiss proceedings in the case of the campaign of apologising to Armenians.
3 March 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Agos Newspaper Interview with Kürkçü on Armenian Question
Robert Koptaş from the Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos interviews bianet’s Ertuğrul Kürkçü, following the latter’s article entitled “An apology owed”, published in Turkish on bianet’s website on 19 January 2009.
2 March 2009 Robert Koptaş
Racist Film in Schools: Lawyer Calls on Parents to Sue
Lawyer Fethiye Çetin has called on parents to go to court to prevent schools from screening a racist “documentary” dealing with the controversial events of 1915.
23 February 2009 Tolga Korkut
Children Exposed to Racist Propaganda Movie
A "documentary" on the events of 1915 prepared by the Turkish army incites protest by NGOs and individuals. The nation-wide showing of the propaganda material in schools will instill hatred in a whole generation they warn.
18 February 2009
Writer Demirer awaiting Court’s 301 Decision
The trial against writer Temel Demirer has been stalled by an appeal for cancellation to an administrative court. Demirer spoke of a “murderous state” when referring to the assassination of journalist Hrant Dink.
9 February 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Armenian Diaspora Reactions to Apology Campaign
Armenian Diaspora Reactions to Apology Campaign
An Armenian academic in Australia has initiated an apology campaign in reply. However, the European Armenian Federation has condemned any campaign without genocide recognition as “populist”.
4 February 2009 Erhan Üstündağ
Apologizing to Armenians Under Prosecution
Following the filing of six complaints against the campaign apologising for the “Great Catastrophe” of 1915, the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has started an investigation against the signatories, for violating Article 301.
12 January 2009
Agos Lawyers Say “No Need For Defense, The Decision Is Already Made”
Agos Lawyers Say “No Need For Defense, The Decision Is Already Made”
The public prosecutor demanded punishment for Sarkis Seropyan and Aris Nalcı of the newspaper Agos. They are on trial for “obstructing proceedings for fair trial.” The lawyers say that there is no need for defense, since the decision has already been made.
27 May 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
Journalist Arat Dink Shares The Freedom Of Expression Award
Journalist Arat Dink and imprisoned Burmese monk U Gambira are among the winners of Index on Censorship's 2008 Freedom of Expression Awards, which pay tribute to people around the world who have made outstanding contributions to free expression.
15 May 2008
Armenian and Turkish Intellectuals Debate "24 April 1915"
“What happened on April 24, 1915?”. Ara Sarafian of the Gomidas Institute, debates with Turkish colleagues Keskin, Aydın and Zarakolu. It's high time to face the past, intellectuals urge.
27 April 2008
An Interview with Elif Shafak
Boyd Tonkin called her “A writer who weds the modern and the mystic,” when he interviewed her for the Independent newspaper in July 2007. On the occasion of her nomination for the Orange Prize, bianet publishes the interview.
20 March 2008 Boyd Tonkin
Writer Demirer on Trial for "Armenian Genocide"
In protest at Hrant Dink's murder, writer Demirer had called on others to commit the same "crime" as Dink had done, i.e. to recognise the factuality of an "Armenian genocide." He is now facing a trial under Articles 301 and 216.
5 March 2008 Erol Önderoğlu
In memory of Hrant Dink
Do ‘Those’ Know Why ‘They’ Are All Hrant?
Why was it Hrant Dink’s death that made this distinction of ‘those’ and ‘they’ publicly visible? In other words, did he have to be killed? In order to find an answer, it is important to explore how the two groups view the question of "Armenian genocide".
29 January 2008 Pelin Ayan
Indian dissident joins commemoration
"I Regret Never Meeting Dink" Says Roy
She had to live with the misfortune of never having met Hrant Dink, says Arundhati Roy, speaking at the Hrant Dink, Human Rights and Freedom of Expression Conference in Istanbul.
23 January 2008 Kudret Çobanlı
Remembering Hrant Dink
By Vartan OSKANIAN, Armenia Foreign Minister
Remembering Hrant Dink
Vartan Oskanian is the minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Armenia. His commemoration of Hrant Dink, the editor-in-chief of the Turkish-Armenian Agos newspaper who was killed by nationalists, was published on the first anniversary of Dink's murder.
18 January 2008 Vartan Oskanıan
Publisher Zarakolu Supported by Writer Jerjian
Writer George Jerjian has written a letter of support for publisher Ragip Zarakolu, who is on trial for publishing his book. Ferhat Tunc's case continues in December.
6 December 2007 Erol Önderoğlu
Prosecution Turns Plaintiff into "Suspect"
The Bakirköy prosecution dismissed proceedings after historian Akcam filed a complaint against journalist Cölasan and called the plaintiff a "suspect".
30 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu
Arat Dink and Seropyan Sentenced
Agos editor-in-chief Arat Dink and licence holder Serkis Seropyan have been given a deferred one-year prison sentence each under Article 301.
7 November 2007 Erol Önderoğlu
Many States in The USA Have Long Recognized “Genocide”
Although there is diplomatic tension between Turkey and the USA because of the passing of the "genocide" resolution in a committee of the House of Representatives, most US states already recognise a "genocide".
16 October 2007 Erhan Üstündağ
Hrant Dink's Son Sentenced for Father's Speech
Agos editor Arat Dink, the son of murdered journalist Hrant Dink, and the licence holder of the newspaper, Serkis Seropyan, have been on trial for "degrading Turkishness".
12 October 2007 Ertuğrul Kürkçü
Despair at Hurdles in Dink Murder Trial
Despair at Hurdles in Dink Murder Trial
Just before the second hearing of the Hrant Dink murder trial, lawyer Fethiye Cetin lists the hurdles the plaintiffs have faced in trying to ensure a transparent investigation and trial of all those involved in Dink's murder.
28 September 2007 Erol Önderoğlu
ADL: We Cannot Ignore What Happened to Armenians
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) based in the USA has announced that, contrary to Turkish claims of a retraction, it will not hesitate to recognise an "Armenian genocide".
29 August 2007 Gökçe Gündüç
ADL Retracts Genocide Recognition
ADL Retracts Genocide Recognition
Following pressure by Turkey and Israel, the US-based Anti-Defamation League has retracted its recognition of the "Armenian genocide" and has instead called on Turkish-Armenian cooperation to resolve the controversy.
26 August 2007 Gökçe Gündüç
Historian Halacoglu Refuses to Resign
In a press briefing following his controversial comments on Kurds, Alevis and Armenians in Anatolia, historian Yusuf Halacoglu has refused to heed calls for his resignation. He argues that his comments were misunderstood.
22 August 2007
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