Armenians in Turkey

Thirteen years since his assassination on the steps of an Istanbul-based newspaper he once ran, Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink's office has at long last been reopened to the public as a memorial.

Founder and editor of the Turkish-Armenian weekly Agos, Dink was gunned down in broad daylight in front of his Istanbul office in 2007 on Jan. 19.

Going beyond well-trodden hotspots, a new smartphone app will help visitors to Turkey's largest city discover the metropolis' rich multicultural legacy through guided walking tours.

The app, called KarDes ("kardesh") -- meaning "map" in Armenian and "sibling" in Turkish -- was launched last week by the Istanbul-based Hrant Dink Foundation.

The Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey declared its support for the Turkish army in Operation Peace Spring on Sept. 11. Sahak Maşalyan, head of Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, spoke to the press in Istanbul about the ongoing operation.

Turkey's president opened a photo exhibition Sept. 23 featuring the works of renowned Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler.       

A selection of photos taken by legendary Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler, who passed away last October, will be on display in New York in September.

Turkey's president this weekend will cut the ribbon on an exhibit featuring the works of renowned Turkish-Armenian photographer Ara Güler in Kyoto, Japan.

Turkey's first Turkish-Armenian television station has hit the airwaves, according to the journalist spearheading the project.       

Religion plays an important role in the 1915 Events and the related Turkish-Armenian controversy. In the Armenian genocide narrative, Armenians are frequently portrayed as the downtrodden "first Christian nation", while Turks are portrayed as the cruel Muslims who sought to annihilate various Christian groups.

Archbishop Mesrob II Mutafyan, the top religious leader of Orthodox Christians Armenians in Turkey, was laid to rest on March 17 as many political and religious figures and Armenian nationals from overseas have bid their final farewells to him.

The Armenian Patriarch in Turkey Mesrob Mutafyan passed away in Istanbul on March 8, according to hospital sources.