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Articles by Uzay Bulut

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Turkey’s Genocide Denial: Four Narratives

September 8, 2017 Uzay Bulut 28

  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 […]

Special Reports

The Armenian Who Helped Create Today’s Turkish Language

July 11, 2017 Uzay Bulut 17

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 […]

Special Reports

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

June 23, 2017 Uzay Bulut 27

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. […]

Special Reports

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

May 30, 2017 Uzay Bulut 2

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 […]

Special Reports

Turkey: A History of Banning Poetry and Targeting Poets

May 9, 2017 Uzay Bulut 1

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 […]

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

April 26, 2017 Uzay Bulut 2

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 […]

Special Reports

Hidden Armenian and Greek Celebrities in Turkish Cinema

April 20, 2017 Uzay Bulut 27

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” […]

Special Reports

Erzincan: Armenian Gravestones Removed as Armenian Heritage Continues to Disappear

April 11, 2017 Uzay Bulut 5

  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 […]

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

March 30, 2017 Uzay Bulut 9

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 […]

Culture

Documentary about Islamized Survivors of the Armenian Genocide Premieres in Istanbul

March 23, 2017 Uzay Bulut 10

Special for the Armenian Weekly A new Turkish documentary about Islamized survivors of the Armenian Genocide premiered in Istanbul on Feb. 9. The documentary The Children of Vank tells the story of what happened to […]

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