‘Turkey’ Archives
Turkish young people protest against burning of Turkish flag
A group of nationalist young people in Turkey expressed their protest against the burning of the Turkish national flag in Yerevan. They called for solidarity and .laid flowers at the Armenian cemetery Şişli in Istanbul. Members of the Turkish National Student Union (Milli Türk Talebe Birliği [...]
Turkish Parliament to study Dink’s assassination
Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party presented a proposal for the investigation of “Agos” weekly chef editor Hrant Dink’s assassination. If the draft is approved by the ruling party, Turkish Parliament will initiate the investigation of Hrant Dink’s assassination, committed on [...]
If preconditions available, why Turkey failed to ratify Protocols?
Turkey’s joining to OSCE Minsk Group as a Co-Chair is ruled out. This was repeatedly stated by the RA President Serzh Sargsyan and Foreign Minister, RA FM said in the interview with Armenian Public Television. Commenting on the remark that there are pre-conditions in Armenia-Turkey Protocols, [...]
PRESIDENT SARGSYAN BLAMED FOR OBAMA AVOIDING THE G-WORD
Many Armenians are blaming President Serzh Sargsyan’s decision to freeze the reconciliation process with Turkey for US President Barack Obama’s failure again this year to call Ottoman Turkey’s World War I-era slaughter of ethnic Armenians an act of genocide. Obama’s statement on April [...]
Turkey should apologize to Armenians for 1915 massacres: Turkish MP
Turkish MP and member of Peace and Democracy party (BDP) Nezir Karabas stated that his country should apologize to Armenian nation for the massacres of 1915. Speaking at the congress in a Denizli Province party office, Karabas said: “Armenians and a number of historians assert that one and a [...]
U.S. should recognize Genocide: LA Mayor
The Los Angeles Times daily touched upon events organized by Armenians on 95th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide. Along with annual march in Little Armenia, protest outside the Turkish Consulate held in Los Angeles, several thousand people laid flowers at the foot of Armenian Martyrs Memorial [...]
Breach between Erdogan and Davutoglu for Obama’s statement
“Despite avoiding the word ‘genocide’ in describing the events of 1915 during his Saturday commemoration statement, U.S. President Barack Obama’s wording still riled the Turkish Foreign Ministry,” Hurriyet Daily News reads. Nonetheless, while Turkish FM Ahmet Dvutoglu was upset with [...]
AAA announces nationwide media campaign on Genocide affirmation
“Washington, DC- On the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) launched a nationwide media campaign to educate the public and explain the importance of affirmation of the Armenian Genocide,” Armenian National Assembly of website [...]
Obama recalled “Meds Yeghern” in Armenian-”genocide”
“In his just issued April 24, 2010 statement, President Barack Obama commemorated the victims of the Armenian Genocide, reiterated that his view on the Armenian Genocide has not changed, expanded on his 2009 statement, and again used the Armenian term for the Armenian Genocide Meds Yeghern,” [...]
Ankara deeply regrets over Obama’s speech
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced U.S. President’s speech on 95th commemoration of Armenian Genocide was “not quite right.” “In his speech, Obama described 1915 events as a great tragedy, one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Turkey opposes judging the history [...]