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Istanbul Street to Be Named after Famed Armenian Photojournalist Ara Güler

October 17, 2017 Weekly Staff 0

ISTANBUL (A.W.)—Tosbağa Street in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district will be renamed in honor of famed Istanbul-Armenian photographer and photojournalist Ara Güler. The street is home to the Güler family apartment, “Güler Apartmanı,” where Ara Guler lived […]

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Report: Nişanyan House Hotel Complex to Be Demolished

August 3, 2017 Weekly Staff 3

ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Turkish authorities have decided to demolish the Nişanyan House hotel complex owned by Turkish-Armenian intellectual, travel writer, entrepreneur, and researcher Sevan Nişanyan, according to a report by Turkey’s Gazete Vatan news outlet. The […]

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Turkish MPs May Be Punished for Using ‘Armenian Genocide,’ ‘Kurdistan’ in Parliament

July 11, 2017 Weekly Staff 0

ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)— Members of Turkish Parliament could face penalties if they use the terms “Armenian Genocide” or “Kurdistan,” according to a draft bill proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the […]

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Istanbul Patriarchate’s General Vicar Ateshian Resigns

May 24, 2017 Weekly Staff 2

  ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)— On May 24, Aram Ateshian, the General Vicar of the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul, officially resigned, reported Istanbul-based Agos news. For the past couple of months, the Armenians of Turkey have […]

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Camp Armen to be Rebuilt into a Social and Cultural Facility

May 15, 2017 Weekly Staff 0

ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)— Camp Armen, the former Armenian summer camp located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, which was returned to the Gedikpasha Armenian Protestant Church Foundation on Oct. 27, 2015, will be rebuilt as […]

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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 […]

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Chairman of the Religious Council of Istanbul Patriarchate Resigns, Blames Archbishop Ateshian

February 14, 2017 Contributor 0

  ISTANBUL, Turkey (AGOS)—Bishop Sahak Mashalian, the Chairman of the Religious Council of the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, announced his resignation in a statement released on Feb. 13, stating that General Vicar Aram Ateshian is […]

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Turkey Removes Assyrian Sculpture, Continues Crackdown on Christians

February 9, 2017 Uzay Bulut 0

Turkish authorities have removed an Assyrian sculpture from a public square in front of the local council building in Diyarbakir. No explanation has yet been provided by the Turkish Government. The sculpture, an Assyrian winged […]

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Ankara Police Attack Participants of Hrant Dink Rally

January 19, 2017 Weekly Staff 4

ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—Ankara police attacked participants of a memorial rally dedicated to the 10th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination on Jan. 19, Istanbul-based Agos reported. A commemorative rally was organized in the capital’s Yuksel Square, […]

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7th Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration Held in Istanbul

April 25, 2016 Armen Marsoobian 3

Special for the Armenian Weekly ISTANBUL, Turkey—On an overcast evening amid the threat of rain, the 7th annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide took place in Istanbul. These commemorations, which first began in 2010 in Taksim […]

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