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."
Opinion

Revisiting the Turkification of Confiscated Armenian Assets

If one person murders another, then takes over that murdered person’s property and possessions, he would be living off the…

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Billboards

Posters that warned “Don’t be deceived by Armenian lies!” were placed throughout Istanbul during the week leading up to the…

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Justice as Joke: The Trial of Hrant Dink’s Murderers

When Hrant Dink was assassinated in front of the Agos newspaper offices in Istanbul, Turkey, five years ago on Jan.…

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Dersim: A First Step in Facing the Past in Turkey

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week apologized on behalf of the Turkish Republic for the 1937-38 Dersim massacres.…

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Bedrosyan: A Series of Firsts in Armenian-Turkish Relations

During the third week of October several firsts were accomplished in Turkey, with respect to the future of Turkish-Armenian relations,…

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Special Report: What is Turkey Returning to Armenians?

(Armenian Weekly)–The Turkish government recently announced  that real estate assets confiscated by the State, which once belonged to Armenian, Greek,…

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Setting the Record Straight: List of Churches in Turkey

(A.W.)–The recently appointed ambassador to Turkey, Francis Ricciardone, responding to questions submitted by Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), made incorrect claims…

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Bedrosyan: Searching for Lost Armenian Churches and Schools in Turkey

(Armenian Weekly)—On July 21, the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee overwhelmingly adopted the Berman-Cicilline Amendment based upon the Return of…

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Evolving Armenian Realities and the Surp Giragos Dikranagerd Church

I would like to share my thoughts about Armenian realities—evolving ones, forgotten ones, and new ones. Until 20 years ago,…

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