Mark Arslan

Mark Arslan is a 2nd-generation American whose paternal grandfather immigrated to the United States in 1906 from the kaza of Keghi, vilayet of Erzurum, Turkey. He started researching his own Armenian roots in 1971, established the Armenian DNA Project in 2005 and expanded his research of Armenian genealogy to include the entire North American diaspora (for the period prior to 1930) with the Armenian Immigration Project database. Mark is a regular contributor to the Armenian Genealogy group on Facebook and frequently travels across America to lecture on his research into Armenian immigration. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry from Oregon State University. Mark is retired from a 35-year career in systems engineering, technical support and sales with IBM. He is married with three adult children and three grandchildren and resides in Cary, North Carolina. Besides genealogy, he enjoys hiking, reading, gardening and travel.