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Dr. Çaman: The concept of the state is a problematic one in Turkey
Alin OzinianDr. Mehmet Efe Çaman, who has been teaching in the Political Science Department of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) since 2015, was department...
YouTube removes Erdoğan aide’s video for violating ‘hate speech’ rules
YouTube, one of the most visited websites in Turkey, has removed a video of a speech by Turkish Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun during...
Armenian MP Paylan: I will never give up my fight for Turkey’s democratization
Alin OzinianIn an April 24 statement remembering the slaughter of Armenians in their indigenous land by the Ottoman Empire, US President Joe Biden said...
Hero, founder, or criminal? Talaat is still alive and well in Turkey
Alin OzinianTalaat Pasha (1874–1921), one of the most influential political leaders of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, is also regarded as the...
Turkey’s Armenians keep heads down after genocide recognition
Members of Turkey's tiny Armenian community have kept a low profile since US President Joe Biden recognized the Armenian genocide, fearing retribution should they...
Erdoğan says Biden’s genocide recognition ‘destructive’
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday denounced US President Joe Biden's recognition of the Armenian genocide as "groundless" and harmful to bilateral ties, Agence...
Celebrating Easter in Turkey: a way for Armenians to show they still exist
Alin OzinianArmenians in Turkey, who are mainly concentrated in Istanbul, will celebrate Easter on Sunday at home this year due to restrictions imposed in...
People in Turkey with non-Turkish names feel like ‘exotic animals in a zoo’
Alin OzinianIf you live in Turkey as part of a non-Muslim minority, your name will be the first thing that makes you visible to...
Christmastime in Turkey: a journey into Armenian minority life
Alin OzinianChristmas, one of the biggest holidays of the year for Christians, may be the perfect time to discover Turkey’s Christian minorities, their traditions...
France bans ultranationalist Grey Wolves group, described as ‘imaginary’ by Turkish foreign ministry
The French government on Wednesday banned the activities in France of a Turkish ultranationalist group known as the Grey Wolves, prompting a negative reaction...
Jews, Armenians, Syrians main targets of hate speech in Turkish papers in 2018
Jews, Armenians and Syrians were the top groups
subjected to hate speech in the Turkish media in 2018, according to a report
published by the Hrant...
Erdoğan advisor likens Turkey purge to Aborigine, Native American, Armenian cases
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s chief advisor, Mehmet Uçum, has said the Turkish state can apologize to the victims of a post-coup era witch-hunt...