Op-Eds


For more than a century, Turkey has denied a role in organizing the Armenian Genocide.

“In his new book, Killing Orders: Talat Pasha’s Telegrams and the Armenian Genocide, Turkish historian and Clark University’s Prof. Taner Akçam, has identified the ‘smoking gun’ proving Turkey’s involvement in organizing the Armenian Genocide. While decades of scholarly research has decisively established the systematic annihilation of Armenians, the scarcity of direct evidence has allowed the Turkish government to persist in its denial up until now.” Read the full article on The Armenian Mirror-Spectator.


Armenian Genocide Commemoration to Be Held in Times Square on April 22nd

“NEW YORK — On Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 2-4 pm, thousands will gather in Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) to commemorate the 103rd anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide (Medz Yeghern), the first genocide of the 20th century. In recognition of Genocide Awareness Month in April, Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) will also be commemorated, along with other genocides committed in contemporary history.”   The full article is available via The Massis Post and Panorama.am.


Yeni Türk ulusal kimliği ya da başladığı anda biten hareket mi

Zaten Taraf gazetesinin “yarı-resmî” yazarı gibiydim. Şimdi düzenli yazmaya çalışacağım. Becerebilir miyim, bilemiyorum. Gezi Parkı herkes gibi beni de heyecanlandırdı… Bir de yaklaşmakta olan, soykırımın yüzüncü yılı 2015’i de ekleyince niçin düzenli yazmak istediğim sorusuna cevap ta vermiş olurum. Önce Gezi Parkı olayları hakkındaki temel gözlemim: yaşananlar yeni bir Türk kimliğinin şekillenmekte olduğunun habercisidir. Siyasi, kültürel ve sosyal boyutlarıyla, kendisine, tarihine ve geleceğine başka türlü bakmak isteyen yeni bir Türk ulusal kimliği şekilleniyor. Gezi Parkı’nda bir sokağa Hrant Dink adının verilmesi, Parkın eskiden Ermeni mezarlığı olduğunu hatırlatan bir anıtın dikilmesi, bu yeni Türk kimliğinin tarihe bakışının ilk habercileri sayılabilir. Bu […]


Is There Any Solution Other Than a Dialogue?

English Translation of a Turkish Article published in 2002. Is it much of an exaggeration to say that the curtains in front of the “Armenian taboo” are slowly being lifted in Turkey? For a start it has become easier to talk openly about what happened in 1915 and history and how the relations to Armenia should be nowadays. The reason for my optimism are not just the small signals of changes in State politics that have shown up recently. As a society we do not approach the problem with emotions of “anger and disgust” as we did in the periods […]