It turns out that the capital of Turkey, formerly known as Angora, has given its name to a variety of domestic rabbit. I learned this while snooping around the internet preparing this article, seeking some […]
Some days ago, I read Hagop Gulludjian’s article “Atabdatzman Yev Eendecrman Oogheenerov” in Armenian. I marveled at how well this tongue-in-cheek piece presented one aspect of the problems challenging our continued use of Armenian, and […]
As if it wasn’t enough that we are deprived of eating apricots grown in our and their native soil unless they’ve gone through Turkey’s economic system. As if it wasn’t enough that our own […]
We saw the second Guardians of the Galaxy movie last weekend. It provided another opportunity for my girlfriend to criticize my love for just about all things Marvel Comics. Guilty! Since my teen years […]
This piece’s title may sound trite since you’ve probably heard the phrase before, so I apologize for that, but recent days’ events have delivered powerful examples of the phenomenon. I also apologize for the […]
It’s not often I turn to musical references to make my arguments. In this case, it’s a biblically based song, which is an even more improbable reference. You probably recognized the song by name based […]
Actually, it’s the opposite… The egos in power in the lands of Turks and pup-Turks seem to have absolutely no shame. They are UN-abashedly pushing forward with actions and policies negatively impacting freedom of speech […]
It’s funny that just as in last week’s article, I feel compelled to explain the roots, the basis, of what I am about to assert, colloquially – “where I’m coming from.” Otherwise, my views may […]
I write these words as someone who was long dissatisfied with our almost exclusive pursuit of genocide recognition on the external political front; was thrilled when, about a decade ago, we started raising the issues […]
On April 16, Turkish voters both in and out of Turkey, will go to the polls to vote on a referendum to determine whether they want to change their country’s constitution to a very strong presidential […]
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