Anti-Armenianism
Turkey condemns burning of Turkish flag in Greece
Turkey has strongly condemned the burning of the Turkish flag during demonstrations that took place on April 24 in Athens regarding the anniversary of the 1915 events.
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102 years later, the World still fails to come to grips with the legacy of the Armenian Genocide
On this date in 1915, hundreds of Armenian intellectuals – Christians, for the most part – were forcibly deported from the Turkish capital of Constantinople. The number soon escalated into the thousands, and most were eventually murdered.
“Sherlock Holmes of Armenian Genocide” uncovers lost evidence
For more than a century, Turkey has denied any role in organizing the killing of Armenians in what historians have long accepted as a genocide that started in 1915, as World War I spread across continents. The Turkish narrative of denial has hinged on the argument that the original documents from postwar military tribunals that convicted the genocide’s planners were nowhere to be found.
Turkey criticizes Trump over statement on 1915 killings of Armenians
Turkey has criticized U.S. President Donald Trump over his statement to commemorate the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians in 1915, voicing expectations that the new administration will not lend credence to "a one-sided historical narrative."
Trump calls 1915 killings of Armenians 'Meds Yeghern'
U.S. President Donald Trump called the 1915 killings of Armenians "Meds Yeghern," an Armenian term meaning "great calamity," avoiding the use of the word "genocide."
Trump chose to opt for the wording in his first commemorative statement on April 24, just like his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Gülenists have footage of Dink's murder: Indictment
The Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) has footage of the moment Armenian-origin Turkish journalistHrant Dink was murdered in central Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2007, according to an indictment regarding the killing.
Two suspects arrested in Hrant Dink case
A Turkish court on April 12 ordered the arrest of two noncommissioned officers over their suspected links to the killing of a prominent Armenian-Turkish journalist, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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Eight suspects arrested in murder case of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink
Eight suspects, including police and journalists, were arrested on March 28 on charges related to the murder of prominent Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Dink, the founder of the bilingual Armenian-Turkish weekly newspaper Agos, was shot dead in an Istanbul street on Jan. 19, 2007.
Six suspects detained in murder case of Turkish-Armenian journalist Dink
Six suspects, including a journalist, were detained on March 21 as part of an ongoing investigation into the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
Turkish FM says Khojaly massacre a 'crime against humanity' at commemoration
The 1992 Khojaly massacre in Nagorno-Karabakh was a "crime against humanity," Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated on Feb. 22.
"We have never forgotten Khojaly and we will [never] forget it," Çavuşoğlu told the Khojaly Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Terrorism conference in the capital Ankara.