Uzay Bulut

Uzay Bulut is a Turkish journalist and political analyst formerly based in Ankara. She is a fellow at the Middle East Forum (MEF) and is currently based in Washington D.C. Bulut’s journalistic work focuses mainly on Turkish politics, ethnic and religious minorities in Turkey, and antisemitism.
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Turkey’s Genocide Denial: Four Narratives

  Special to the Armenian Weekly Turkey still denies the Armenian Genocide, during which 1.5 million Armenians perished. The Turkish…

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The Armenian Who Helped Create Today’s Turkish Language

Special for the Armenian Weekly   “Turkey’s president wants to purge Western words from its language,” reported The Economist on…

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The Evolution of Yannis: From Turkish Nationalist to Jailed Greek Activist

Special for the Armenian Weekly  Yannis Vasilis Yaylalı, an ethnic Greek peace activist born in Samsun, was recently arrested by…

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Turkey: Kurdish Activist Arrested for Social Media Posts on Armenian Genocide

Special for the Armenian Weekly Mukaddes Alataş, a Kurdish human rights activist from Diyarbakir, was recently arrested for “being a…

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Turkey: A History of Banning Poetry and Targeting Poets

Special for the Armenian Weekly A poem written by Selahattin Demirtaş, the co-chair of the opposition Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP),…

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April 24 in Turkey: Still No Justice for the Murdered Armenian Serving in the Turkish Army

Special for the Armenian Weekly Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s message was read at the commemoration mass that was held…

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Hidden Armenian and Greek Celebrities in Turkish Cinema

Special for the Armenian Weekly Being a celebrity is often associated with having a certain lifestyle. Fame often brings fortune,…

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Erzincan: Armenian Gravestones Removed as Armenian Heritage Continues to Disappear

  Gravestones believed to be removed from the Armenian cemetery in the Beybasi neighborhood in the city of Erzincan were…

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From Eliza to Zehra: A ‘Hidden Armenian’ Superstar in Turkey

Special for the Armenian Weekly On March 26, 1913, an Armenian girl named Eliza was born in Arapgir, a town…

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Culture

Documentary about Islamized Survivors of the Armenian Genocide Premieres in Istanbul

Special for the Armenian Weekly A new Turkish documentary about Islamized survivors of the Armenian Genocide premiered in Istanbul on…

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