Diyarbakir Bar Association Chairman Tahir Elci Shot During Public Speech DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Prominent Kurdish lawyer and president of the Diyarbakir…
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Following the June general elections during which the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) secured 10 percent less…
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Voters in Turkey headed to the polls on June 7 in what may prove to be one of the…
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds gathered to commemorate the Armenian Genocide in Diyarbakir on April 24. The commemoration began with a march…
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—The eighth anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination was commemorated in Diyarbakir’s Cegerxweyn Cultural Center this week. Gultan Kışanak,…
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—One of Diyarbakir’s last Armenians, 87-year-old Baydzar Eken, passed away at a local hospital on June 23. Baydzar’s…
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds attended the commemoration of the Armenian and Assyrian genocides here in Diyarbakir on April 24, including Diyarbakir…
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Daughter of Sassoun Armenian Woman Baptized at Sourp Giragos DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds turned out for Easter Sunday Mass at the…
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Special for the Armenian Weekly DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has emerged as…
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—On Jan. 19, Hrant Dink’s legacy was commemorated at an event held in front of the Human Rights…
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