Official Turkish - Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC) Vice Chairman says process not an unexpected development ANKARA An official with a joint Turkish-Armenian group said ongoing Ankara and Yerevan talks can be called "normalization" -- more realistic than “reconciliation” that could be considered too ambitious because the 2009 protocols did not bear fruit.  Turkish - Armenian Business Devel ...

Stratfor writes that the normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations will essentially increase Turkey’s influence in the region. Stratfor also writes that it’s unclear whether there will be full normalization of the relations since none of the countries wants to change its position on recognition of the Armenian Genocide, but the normalization of relations will help open the closed borders between the two c ...

Although Turkey-Armenia normalization is not guaranteed, mutual moves by Ankara and Yerevan are hopeful steps in the right direction. TABDC activity for Business DevelopmentTurkey- ArmeniaArmenia-Azerbaijan Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced in Turkish parliament at the beginning of the week that Turkey would normalize ties with Armenia and charter flights between Istanbul and Yerevan would ...

It would be the most concrete step yet in restoring ties between the two sides, whose border has been closed for nearly three decades. TABDC is motivated by the past sufferings and present yearnings and hopes of people in Armenia & Turkey  Turkey and Armenia have pledged to appoint special envoys to normalize bilateral relations, as the two sides move closer to restoring ties that have been broken for n ...

Taner Akçam writes:Turkey needs to decide now: Either it will become a democratic country, or it will open the door for more foreign intervention by trampling on all kinds of laws. It will be pressured economically, politically and militarily. If we don’t like the U.S. Congress deciding about 1915, let’s face 1915 and discuss it ourselves. he U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill officially recognizin ...

  The Hrant Dink Foundation organised a three-week summer school in Yerevan between June 24 and July 10, 2019, with the participation of 26 architecture students from MEF University in Turkey and National University of Architecture and Construction (NUACA) in Armenia. Participating students from the two neighbouring countries designed and built a playground at Direct Aid Association (DAA) Hospital Scho ...

  By VERDA ÖZER   verdaozer@gmail.com “This is a very meaningful development that should not be underestimated. It’s important that the monuments which were denied, had been taboo for decades, are now embraced and put forward. This is an example of a return to the culture of common life.” These words were said by one of the elders of the Greek community in Turkey, First Representative of Minority Found ...

HIDDEN MONUMENTS OF ANATOLIA ARE NOW READY TO COME TO LIGHT Akdamar Holy Cross Church The Armenian Akhtamar ( Akdamar) Cathedral of the Holy Cross is not only unique because of its location in the middle of the largest lake in Turkey, but also for its rich , millenia long history, fascinating architecture and because of what it means to millions of people around the world. Now for the first time, this holy ...

Fiona Hill, Kemal Kirişci, and Andrew Moffatt   Tuesday, February 24, 2015   For Turkey and Armenia, normalization and reconciliation can be seen as two sides of the same coin. A critical and achievable breakthrough would be the opening of the international border and the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries. However, meaningful progress at the inter-state level does not seem ...

                                                                TURKISH- ARMENIAN                           BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL                                                      TABDC    We , at  Turkish Armenian Business Development Council ( TABDC) are very shocked and saddened to hear about the death of  Louise Manoogian Simone. Louise  Manoogian  Simone was such a wonderful person ...