ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAROYAN VISIT TO BITLIS – STREET RENAMED IN HIS HONOR Posted on 13/08/2014 by admin Ara Sarafian (Gomidas Institute) and Hüseyin Olan (Bitlis co-Mayor) in Sapkor district of Bitlis, June 2014 Bitlis town council has approved the renaming of five streets in this historic town …
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr.Haci Dursun Ergun (1954-2014) on behalf of OIA Board of Trustees, OIA Executive Committee and all the committees, we convey our heartfelt condolences To His Widow: Mrs. Lusin Ergun His Daughters : Maggy & Christine Ergun. His Brother in …
Maestro Sebouh Apkarian signs in OIA Memory Guest Book In 2004 a musical event was held at AGBU Manoogian-Demirjian Schools’ Agajanian Hall, organized by OIA Cultural Committee. Mr. Sebouh Apkarian was invited there, who talked about Kohar Choir’s formation. Also, a speech was given by Mr. Mark Chenian, Trustee …
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Marten Hekimyan on behalf of OIA Board of Trustees, OIA Executive Committee and all the committees, we convey our hearthfelt condolences To His Daughter : M/M Raffi & Erlin Marukian (Raffi is current V.Chairman of OIA Board …
Ara Güler, Turkey’s master of photography ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency Master of photography, Ara Güler has an archive of two million photos that he keeps in the third floor of an apartment inherited from his father. But he does not want a public museum Selected as ‘one of the...
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—One of Diyarbakir’s last Armenians, 87-year-old Baydzar Eken,passed away at a local hospital on June 23. A month earlier, on May 23, the Armenian Weekly editors, joined by a small group of Armenian writers, filmmakers, and authors from across the U.S., visited with Baydzar at her apartment…
Turkish-Armenian Relations: Perspectives from Turkey and the Armenian Diaspora Fikret Adanir, Professor of History Emeritus, Sabanci University | Etyen Mahçupyan, Advisor to TESEV & Columnist for Zaman Newspaper | Levon Marashlian, Professor of History and Political Science, Glendale College | Edvin Minassian, Chairman Ex Officio & Executive Board Member …