Heavy Police Presence in Samatya after Attacks on Armenians

    ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—The Armenian neighborhood of Samatya in Istanbul is now under heavy police patrol after a series of attacks against elderly Armenian women in recent weeks, the Armenian Weekly has learned from activists and sources in Samatya.   Agos headline: Turkey Silent as Attacks Continue The Istanbul...

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Mouradian: Mülksüzleşmenin dilini iade ediyor, adaletin dilini talep ediyorum (Hyetert)

Türkçe bana nasıl geldi? CV’ime bir yabancı dil daha eklemek için bir kursta öğrenmedim. Türkçe bana doğduğum gün bir lütuf olarak verildi. Ben her ne kadar talep etmediysem de, geri çevirmem de mümkün değildi. Bu dil bana babaannemin sesi ile geldi.Sizler için, Türkçe anadiliniz.Ama benim için babaannemin dili. Dedelerim soykırımdan …

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COMMEMORATION DAY FOR 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF HRANT DINK’S MARTYRDOM

  By Mariette Minassian-Okhanes   The 6th anniversary of the assassination of Istanbul Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was commemorated on Sunday, January 13, at 6:00 p.m., at OIA Krikor & Aved Kurkcuoglu Hall. The event was organized by OIA. Dr. Ohannes K. Avedikyan opened the evening, conveyed his thanks to...

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ՈԳԵԿՈՉՄԱՆ ԵՐԵԿՈՅ ՀԱՆԳՈՒՑԵԱԼ ՀԱՅ ՆԱՀԱՏԱԿ ՀՐԱՆԴ ՏԻՆՔԻ ՎԵՑԵՐՈՐԴ ՏԱՐԵԼԻՑԻՆ ԱՌԹԻՒ

Գրեց՝ Մարիէթ Մինասեան-Օհանէս Վեց տարիներ անցան Պոլսոյ «Ակօս» թերթի խմբագիր՝ ողբացեալ Հրանդ Տինքի մահուան մեր բաժանումէն եւ տակաւին կը կրենք ճշմարտախօս այս հերոսին սպանութեան խոր վշտին ծանր լուծը, հայկական հարցին համար, ազատութեան խօսքի այս նահատակին, որ ջանաց ապահովել փայլուն ապագայ մը հայ ժողովուրդին կեանքին, խրախուսելով թուրք ժողովուրդը իրազեկ ըլլալու իրենց...

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Katherine Sarafian Wins Golden Globe for ‘Brave’ (ASBAREZ)

Katherine Sarafian accepting the Golden Globe LOS ANGELES–Katherine Sarafian, producer of the animated feature film, Brave, took home a Golden Globe award Sunday night when her film won for Best Animated Feature Film. This is a good omen for Sarafian and her film, since Brave is nominated for both an...

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Armenian Wine Makes Bloomberg’s Top 10 List (V.Akpulat)

  The 2010 Zorah Karasi Areni Noir, made from grapes from the Areni region of Armenia, was ranked in Bloomberg’s top 10 list. Bloomberg’s Elin McCoy, in the piece entitled “Top 10 Wines of 2012 From Burgundy to Armenia to Sonoma” said that the Top 10 list was compiled after …

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PRAYER AND Wreath-laying ceremony / ծաղկեպսակի զետեղման արարողութիւն

A CALL TO ALL ARMENIANS REQUIEM FOR THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASINATION OF HRANT DINK  PRAYER AND Wreath-laying ceremony will be held  Saturday, January 19, 2013, at 2:00 pm In front of the Armenian Martyr’s Monument, Following the ceremony, a solemn mass of requiem will take place Bicknell …

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Dink Commemoration in LA to Feature Talk on ‘Hidden Armenians’ (The Armenian Weekly)

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On Sunday,  Jan. 13, the Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA) will commemorate the 6th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s martyrdom with a lecture on the “hidden Armenians” of Turkey by Armenian Weekly editor Khatchig Mouradian. The lecture, titled “Historic Armenia Today: Between the Hidden and the Revealed (A Photographic...

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