Gulisor Akkum

Gulisor Akkum is a journalist based in Diyarbakir. She received her sociology degree in 2003 from Dicle University. She has written articles for the Armenian Weekly since 2009, and is the Weekly's correspondent in Diyarbakir since October 2012.
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Kurdish Leaders Apologize for 1915 During Monument Inauguration in Diyarbakir

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—The Sur Municipality of Diyarbakir held the official inauguration of the Monument of Common Conscience on Sept. 12,…

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Mass Celebrated at Sourp Giragos Church in Diyarbakir

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds attended a church service held on Tues., Sept. 10, at the Sourp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir.…

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Armenian Culture and History Museum to Open in Diyarbakir

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—The “Armenian Culture, Art, and History” section of the Diyarbakir City Museum will soon open at Sourp Giragos…

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Armenian Musician ‘Udi Yervant’ Returns to Diyarbakir

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Armenian musician Yervant Bostancı, who had left Diyarbakir for Istanbul in 1976 and had been living in the…

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Music, Poetry Night at Sourp Giragos in Diyarbakir (Photos)

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—An evening of music and poetry was held at Sourp Giragos Church in Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd on June 11, 2013. The…

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Music and Poetry Event Held at Sourp Giragos Church in Diyarbakir

Kurdish Musician stresses importance of ‘meaningful steps’ beyond apology and renovation of churches DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—An evening of music and…

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Genocide Commemorated in Diyarbakir for First Time

This report was filed by the  Armenian Weekly’s Diyarbakir correspondent, Gulisor Akkum. DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—A large crowd gathered at the…

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Easter Celebrated at Sourp Giragos in Diyarbakir (Photos)

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Dozens of Armenians and their Muslim neighbors gathered at the recently renovated Sourp Giragos Church in Diyarbakir to…

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Newroz in Diyarbakir: Ocalan Calls on PKK Fighters to Leave Turkey

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—In a five-page statement read in Kurdish and Turkish to hundreds of thousands of Kurds gathered in Diyarbakir…

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Prisoners End Hunger Strike Following Ocalan’s Call

The Armenian Weekly correspondent Gulisor Akkum’s camera was confiscated during the protests in Diyarbakir on Nov 17. When the police…

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