Raffi Bedrosyan

Raffi Bedrosyan is a civil engineer, writer and a concert pianist, living in Toronto. Proceeds from his concerts and CDs have been donated to the construction of school, highways, and water and gas distribution projects in Armenia and Karabakh—projects in which he has also participated as a voluntary engineer. Bedrosyan was involved in organizing the Surp Giragos Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd Church reconstruction project. His many articles in English, Armenian and Turkish media deal with Turkish-Armenian issues, Islamized hidden Armenians and history of thousands of churches left behind in Turkey. He gave the first piano concert in the Surp Giragos Church since 1915, and again during the 2015 Genocide Centenary Commemoration. He is the founder of Project Rebirth, which helps Islamized Armenians return to their original Armenian roots, language and culture. He is the author of the book "Trauma and Resilience: Armenians in Turkey - hidden, not hidden, no longer hidden."
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Oil, Gold, and Bribes: A Ticking Turkish Time Bomb

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Bedrosyan: What’s Next for Turkey?

The April 16 referendum in Turkey—to revise the constitution and grant expanded powers to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan—passed by a…

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Turkey vs. Europe: Any Lessons?

Special for the Armenian Weekly Last week, for the first time in the history of the Turkish Republic, one of…

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A Diasporan Minister of Diaspora: A Proposal

Special for the Armenian Weekly When the Government of Armenia decided to establish the Ministry of Diaspora in 2008, the…

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The Plight of Hidden or Islamized Armenians in Turkey

Special for the Armenian Weekly What a difference a year makes… It was August of last year, when Project Rebirth…

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The Implications of Turkey’s Renewed War on the Kurds

  One hundred years ago, the leaders of the Ottoman government were paranoid that Armenians’ demand for reform, improved legislation, civil…

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To Baptize or Not to Baptize the ‘Hidden Armenians’

Along with the many high points experienced during the historic Armenia trip of the 80 “hidden Armenians” from Turkey, there were…

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Project Rebirth: Homecoming of ‘Hidden Armenians’

  Some came by chartered bus from Diyarbakir, Sasun, and Urfa, others by public transport from Dersim through Tbilisi. A few…

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Reflections on Turkey’s Parliamentary Election

On June 7, Turkish citizens went to the polls to elect 550 members of the Turkish Parliament. What did the…

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Dersim Leaders Embrace Armenian Roots, Plan Armenia Trip

Armenian Weekly readers will remember well the historic first journey taken by 50 “hidden Armenians” from Diyarbakir (Dikranagerd) last August…

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