Hasmik Harutyunyan 10 Ekim’de Zürih’te imzalanan Ermeni-Türk Protokollerinin imzalanmasının birinci sona ermekte. Hatırlanacağı gibi protokolleri Ermenistan ve Türkiye dışişleri bakanları Edward Nalbandyan ve Ahmet Davutoğlu imzaladılar. Protokoller şu anda dondurulmuş halde, Meclis gündeminde yer almaktalar. Dün Millet Meclisi’nde gerçekleşen brifingde Parlamentoda yer alan partiler protokollere ililkin ya ...

 Dialogue Bridge Between Malatya and Yerevan After the new political steps of Turkish government to Armenia, some Anatolian cities started to act on government’s way. Dialogue Bridge Between Malatya and Yerevan After the new political steps of Turkish government to Armenia, some Anatolian cities started to act on government’s way. At Akhdamar Ceremony, we witnessed possibility of tolerance and friendship si ...

One of the strong princes of the Ardzrunis, Prince Gagik Ardzruni I, was the one who formed the kingdom of Vaspurakan (Van) in A.D. 908. The Kingdom of Van was composed of 36 different residential regions and boasted 200 churches. Under the reign of King Gagik I of Vaspurakan this Armenian kingdom experienced great economic and cultural developments. According to historical sources, despite the fact that th ...

Akdamar rite spurs search for Armenian legacy in Turkey's East The historic religious ceremony held Sept. 19 at an Armenian church in eastern Turkey will have long-lasting effects, according to Armenians who anticipate more churches being restored and more people reclaiming their ethnic identities. “Families from all corners of Turkey are coming to us in search of the roots of their families. Members of my ...

  More Armenians would be in Akdamar if border was open Observers agree that more Armenians would have been in the eastern city of Van in Turkey to attend the historic Sept. 19 service at the Armenian Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross on the island of Akdamar (Aghtamar), if the cross controversy had been resolved earlier and the border between the neighboring countries was open. “If the border was open, all ...

Ardzrunilerin güçlü prenslerinden Gagik Ardzruni- I. Gagik, 908 yılında Vaspurakan (Van) Krallığı'nı kurdu. Van Krallığı, içerisinde toplam 200 kiliseyi bulunduran 36 farklı yerleşim bölgesinden oluşmaktaydı. Vaspurakan Kralı I. Gagik ve halefleri döneminde Ermeni krallığı ekonomik ve kültürel açıdan büyük bir gelişme yaşadı. Tarihî kaynaklara göre 4. yüzyıldan itibaren bu bölge mimari eserler ve anıtlar va ...

'Atatürk'ün imzası babamın, tartışmalara gülüp geçiyorum' DİKRAN ÇERÇİYAN Dikran Çerçiyan, Robert Kolej'in efsanevi hocalarından Hagop Vahram Çerçiyan'ın oğlu. Atatürk'ün imzasını tasarlayan babasıyla her zaman gurur duyan Çerçiyan, geçen hafta basına yansıyan "Atatürk'ün imzası Sabiha Gökçen'e ait" başlıklı haberlerin asılsız olduğunu söylüyor. New York'taki evinde görüştüğümüz Çerçiyan, "Babam, Atatürk'te ...

September 21, 2010 YEREVAN -- Turkish President Abdullah Gul has joined world leaders in congratulating Armenia on the 19th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. President Serzh Sarkisian's press office did not publicize the text of the letter he received from Gul nor report any of its details, and there was no word of it on Gul's website. B ...

WITH OR WITHOUT A CROSS YAVUZ BAYDAR With or without a cross The plane was just one of the dozen or more that flew to the eastern city of Van. It was early Saturday morning, and in the aircraft, a buzzing mixture of people: Turks, Kurds, Armenians, journalists, priests and academics. The Armenians, the majority of the passengers, came from various corners of the world. Some had flown by night flights via İs ...

Akdamar ayini önemli bir adım 'Sınırlar açık olsaydı, Ermenistan'dan Akdamar'daki ayine rekor sayıda katılım olurdu.' Selçuk Uysal - Türk-Ermeni İş Geliştirme Konseyi (TABDC) Eş Başkanı Kaan Soyak, Akdamar Kilisesi'nde 95 yıl aradan sonra ilk kez bir günlük ayin yapılmasını barışa giden yolda en önemli adımlardan birisi olarak niteleyerek, ''Van ile Ermenistan arabayla sadece 2 saat sürüyor. Eğer sınırlar b ...