Articles by Uzay Bulut

About Uzay Bulut (23 Articles)

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.

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 state does not have just one policy or rhetoric concerning it. One could argue that there are four main narratives in Turkey concerning the genocide. Turkey [more...]

September 8, 2017 // 9 Comments

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 June 15. [Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s] latest purge has a more abstract target. Mr. Erdoğan wants to rid Turkish of unsightly Western loan-words. Turkey faces a [more...]

July 11, 2017 // 10 Comments

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 Turkish police in the Kurdish city of Şırnak, where he had been living since 2012. Yannis Vasilis Yaylalı Meral Geylani, his partner and fellow activist, told the [more...]

June 23, 2017 // 13 Comments

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 member of a terror organization.” Her crime? She posted about the Armenian Genocide on social media and engaged in women’s rights activism. Mukaddes [more...]

May 30, 2017 // 2 Comments

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), was recently banned by the prosecutor’s office in the city of Mardin because it contained “terrorist propaganda.” The Turkish [more...]

May 9, 2017 // 1 Comment

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 at the Feriköy Surp Vartanants Church in Istanbul on April 24—the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Armenian member of Turkish Parliament Garo Paylan [more...]

April 26, 2017 // 2 Comments

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, privileges, and opportunities—whether they are career-related or not. Celebrities are thought to have an “easier” life, in which they get special treatment [more...]

April 20, 2017 // 7 Comments

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 recently discovered scattered nearby, Istanbul-based Agos newspaper reported. How were they discovered? By chance, while making room for a new field in the city. Agos [more...]

April 11, 2017 // 4 Comments

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 in Elazig (Kharpert), which is now part of Malatya province in eastern Turkey. Eliza was incredibly talented. She sang Turkish folk songs of all regions of Anatolia and became the first [more...]

March 30, 2017 // 7 Comments

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 Feb. 9. The English poster of The Children of Vank (Courtesy of Kazim Gundogan) The documentary The Children of Vank tells the story of what happened to the few [more...]

March 23, 2017 // 9 Comments

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