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Monday, April 24, 2017

From Turkey with love: Taksim Square, Tulips and Security Personnel securing tulips…

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Istanbul municipality has a special like for tulips. Due to crisis with Netherlands, tulip business might have shifted but still Taksim Square was decorated with islands of tulips. However, municipality stated that in order to protect tulips, security personnel are on duty:

 

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Friday, April 24, 2015

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Better than nothing. The Commemorative Events in Istanbul. Turkey hesitant reacting Russia, France’s G-decisions. #ArmenianGenocide

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The Commemorative Events for Genocide in Istanbul
Bianet :: English
On the anniversary of 1915 Genocide, several events were held in Istanbul. The official ceremony, the genocide march, and erecting memorial stone in front of the victims were some of the ceremonial events among others.

Armenian Genocide: Coverage on 19th and 20th Century
 Bianet :: English
Demoyan, the director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, has compiled the front page coverage in press regarding Ottoman and Armenians on 19th and 20th century, and the reflections of the Armenian Genocide in world press within the book of “Armenian Genocide: Front Page Coverage In the World Press”.
Armenian genocide 100 years on: ‘We were raised with this trauma. It’s in our blood’ – video
World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Garo Berberian, Dan Susman, Juliet Riddell and Craig Jones
After 50 years living in Switzerland, 67-year-old Armenian Bogos Tomasian returns to his village near the town of Mutki in Turkey to commemorate the centenary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, when historians estimate up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks. He expresses his grief through song Continue reading…
Ankara in no rush to respond to ‘genocide’ comment by Russia, France
Turkey, which recently recalled two of its ambassadors, has signalled that it will not rush to take a similar measure against Russia and France over ‘genocide’ remarks
Seven world capitals now without Turkish ambassadors
After recalling its ambassador to Austria on April 22, Turkey has now recalled seven ambassadors to Ankara over the last few years for various reasons, including bilateral political strain or security concerns in those foreign capitals
One Hundred Years of Exile
The Atlantic
He became not only a pioneer of Armenian studies in the United States but also, in time, an internationally recognized authority on those secret events of 1915 replaying in his father’s subconscious: the Ottoman Turkish government’s efficient …
Turkey’s Armenians Rediscover Their Identity
 EurasiaNet.org – Turkey

Five years ago, 53-year-old freelance columnist Miran Pirgiç, a resident of the eastern Turkish region of Tunceli, decided to disclose a tightly held secret — his Armenian ethnicity. Increasingly, scores of ethnic Armenians whose ancestors survived the 1915 massacre and were raised as Turks, Kurds or Alevis are choosing to do the same.

Post-1915, Picture-Brides Gave Armenians Fresh Start in US
EurasiaNet.org – Turkey

They came by the hundreds, even thousands — ethnic Armenian women who had survived the World-War-I-era massacres in Turkey and were brought by ship to the United States to meet the equally anxious Armenian men, complete strangers, who would become their partners for life.

Armenia: Survivors of the Great Catastrophe
 EurasiaNet.org – Turkey by dcox

In 2005, I took a picture of 100-year-old Yerevan resident Remella Amlikian, a native of the Turkish village of Vakif who had survived the Ottoman Empire’s 1915 massacre of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Armenians. She could hardly see, could hear nothing, and could not move.

Turkey: Few Traces of Armenian Past To Be Found a Century Later
EurasiaNet.org – Turkey

For Armenians, the towns of Muş and Sason in southeastern Turkey, not far to the west of Lake Van, hold particular historical significance. But today, 100 years after the massacre of 1915, few ethnic Armenians still remain there

Britain sidesteps Armenian genocide recognition a century after killings

World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Ian Black

Foreign Office documents show a need to emphasise suffering in 1915 massacres but to continue policy of avoiding the G-word to avoid angering Turkey

Armenia and its tragic history has had an intensive blast of media coverage in the run-up to the April 24 centenary of what is now widely – though not universally – referred to as the genocide of 1915. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande will be in Yerevan representing Russia and France, the two most important countries to have risked Turkey’s wrath and use the G-word with reference to the mass deportations and killings in the final days of the Ottoman Empire. The US, which also does not use it, is sending the Treasury Secretary, Jack Lew. Britain will be represented by John Whittingdale, the Conservative chairman of the all party committee on Armenia.

 

Why is the UK government so afraid to speak of Armenian genocide? | Giles Fraser
 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Giles Fraser
Britain’s strategic relationship with Turkey has been more important than telling the truth. If Armenians are to find closure, we must recognise their suffering
Commemorations for Armenian massacre victims held in Turkey
World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Constanze Letsch

Human rights groups and activists gather in Istanbul to mark centenary of the start of mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks

More than 100 people gathered in front of the Islamic Arts museum in Istanbul on Friday to commemorate the massacre of Armenians during the last days of the Ottoman empire.

 

Turkey Fear of Reparations, Possibly in Many Billions, Is a Factor in Armenian Genocide Denials
NYT > Turkey by By RICK GLADSTONE
The Turkish government’s denials of the Armenian genocide is seen by historians and others as an attempt to head off reparation claims by survivors and their descendants.
Armenian tragedy still raw in Turkey 100 years on
 BBC News | Europe | World Edition
Darkest moment still haunts Turkey 100 years on
The Armenian rugs that tell two stories
BBC News | Europe | World Edition
The rugs that tell two stories, one bitter, one sweet
Hidden Armenians of Turkey Seek to Reclaim Their Erased Identities
 NYT > Turkey by By TIM ARANGO
Many ethnic Armenians who are rediscovering their roots have found it easier to discard their Kurdish or Turkish identities than to relinquish their religion.
US and Turkey upbeat about Cyprus reunification
EurActiv.com

Turkey and the United States expressed hopes Tuesday that 2015 could be the year when a long-elusive diplomatic solution is finally found to the decades-old division of Cyprus.

Widow’s husband, father and uncle were Anzacs in first world war – video
World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Mike Bowers
Valarie Trevithick’s father and uncle served in the Gallipoli campaign. Her husband, company quarter master Sgt Leslie Sinclair, was 19 years old when he enlisted. He embarked for overseas service in April 1916 and joined the 53rd battalion in France. Twice wounded in action, the second wounding had him invalided home and medically discharged. He re-enlisted in September 1918, however, the armistice meant that he was demobilised in December of that yearContinue reading…
Ottoman military graveyard found on Greek island off Gallipoli
On the 100th anniversary commemoration of the Gallipoli Campaign, Ankara discovers a military graveyard on a Greek island where Turkish and Egyptian soldiers were buried by British forces
Remembering Gallipoli: honouring the bravery amid the bloody slaughter
World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Jon Henley

Princes and prime ministers are in Turkey to mark 100 years since the disastrous campaign that became a cornerstone of Anzac pride

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  4. The Pope hits hard. The word Genocide.
  5. Turkish PM says April 24 to be commemorated in Turkey, BUT most of efforts go to focus on Battle of the Dardanelles….

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Another Turkish College Student convicted in the rule “The New Sultan of Turkey

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The New Sultan of Turkey
Slate Articles by Yigal Schleifer

A diminutive 63-year-old with dyed blond hair and a raspy smoker’s cough, Mücella Yapici hardly fits the profile of a criminal mastermind. But Turkish judicial authorities see it differently. Since last year, the architect and urban planner has been on trial for organizing and maintaining an “illegal criminal organization.” If convicted, Yapici could face 30 years in jail.

 

Why Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan May Be the Next Putin
Slate Magazine
Erdogan’s 2008–2013 prosecution of leading generals and officers, as well as journalists, politicians, and other prominent secularists, under the guise that they had been involved in the so-called Ergenekon conspiracy to undermine the state, has …

 

Turkish College Student Convicted for Tweeting Satirical News Story
 NYT > Turkey by By ROBERT MACKEY
A court in Turkey sentenced Meral Tutcali to one year in prison for the offense of “insulting a public official” by sharing a satirical news story.
Zaytung, 5G and the ‘New’ Turkey
The title of this article should have been “Zaytung and 5G or you can surf the net faster as long as you behave as I want you to.” President Tayyip Erdoğan spoke about Turkey’s mobile network at an event earlier this week.
Turkey’s 2015 Election Prospects
ACTURCA
Rethink Paper (Rethink Institute) No. 23, April 2015 Turkey Task Force On Sunday, June 7, 2015, Turkish citizens are headed to the polls once again. The elections will be nationwide general elections for 550 seats in the Turkish Parliament.The major issues that have permeated the electoral climate are the potential switch to presidentialism, trampled rights […]
What Promises Do Turkey’s Political Parties Have For Upcoming Elections?
 The Istanbulian by Emre Kızılkaya
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) and the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples’ Democracy Party (HDP) have recently announced their manifestos for the June 7 general elections.
June 7 looms large for the AKP
Today’s Zaman
When the 2011 elections rolled around, the AKP postured itself as the party bravely in the face of military threats to overturn the government, as reflected in the Ergenekon and Balyoz coup trials. Its promised voters civilian-based, legitimate .
Children’s day festivities in Turkey darkened by three deaths, inclement weather
People across Turkey, particularly children, celebrated Sovereignty Day and Children’s Day on April 23, though the deaths of three people in three separate cities and unfavorable weather conditions darkened the festivities

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Turkey having playing the ally card, Obama does not utter g-word…

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Centenary of the Armenian genocide: descendants tell their family’s stories
 World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk

Grandchildren and great grandchildren of those targeted in the massacres recount their ancestors’ stories and reflect on how the genocide in 1915 shaped their family history and culture

 

Turkey recalls ambassador after Austrian declaration of ‘Armenian genocide’

Turkey tells Austria that an Austrian parliamentary declaration describing the 1915 killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as ‘genocide’ would permanently damage the two countries’ relations
Obama again avoids calling 1915 Armenian killings ‘genocide’
12NewsNow.Com
Turkey denies that the deaths constituted genocide and say the death toll has been inflated. Obama has avoided using the term since becoming president given the importance of Turkey as an ally. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will attend a ceremony in …

Turkey denies it stopped Bosnian Serb leader from traveling to Armenia

Ankara has refuted claims suggesting that the Turkish authorities stopped Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik’s plane from flying over its territory

Turkish political parties release joint statement against EP’s ‘genocide vote’

Turkey’s ruling party, along with two opposition parties, have released a joint statement “harshly condemning the partial approach” of the European Parliament (EP) which backed a motion to call the mass killings of Anatolian Armenians during World War I a “genocide.”

Erdogan vows to brush off any EU genocide decision

 EurActiv.com

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday (15 April) warned that Turkey would ignore any decision by the European Parliament qualifying the 1915 killings of Armenians in World War I as genocide, saying such recognition would go “in one ear and out from the other”.

 

The White House | Statement by the President on Armenian Remembrance Day

Mavi Boncuk |

The White House | Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release April 24, 2014

Statement by the President on Armenian Remembrance Day

Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern and honor those who perished in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century.  We recall the horror of what happened ninety-nine years ago, when 1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their deaths in the final days of the Ottoman Empire, and we grieve for the lives lost and the suffering endured by those men, women, and children.   We are joined in solemn commemoration by millions in the United States and across the world.   In so doing, we remind ourselves of our shared commitment to ensure that such dark chapters of human history are never again repeated.

White House | “a full, frank and just acknowledgment”

Mavi Boncuk |
WASHINGTON — The White House urged on Tuesday “a full, frank and just acknowledgment” of the Armenian genocide a century after the deaths of as many as 1.5 million people, but once again refused to use the word genocide.

Turkey Shifts Away From West on Defense

ACTURCA
The Wall Street Journal Europe (USA) April 22, 2015, p. 6                                   Türkçe By Emre Peker, Istanbul Since the Ottoman Empire traded swords for guns two centuries ago, Turkey’s military has relied on Western arms and know-how. Now, the country’s leadership is pushing to end that […]

Assad says Turkish support “main factor” in Idlib takeover

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Turkish military and logistical support was the main factor that helped insurgents to seize the northwestern city of Idlib last month

Illusions versus reality: Turkey’s approach to the Middle East and North Africa

ACTURCA
Policy Brief (FRIDE) nº 200, April 2015                                                                       Español By Soli Özel & Behlül Özkan * Turkey’s once so promising standing in the Middle East and North Africa lies in ruins. This is because the Turkish government […]

Turkey’s state TV to launch English test broadcast

Turkey’s state-owned television channel TRT has announced that it will soon be starting a closed circuit test broadcast of its English news service, TRT World

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  3. Turkish PM says April 24 to be commemorated in Turkey, BUT most of efforts go to focus on Battle of the Dardanelles….
  4. Two autocrats, Erdoğan and Putin, to meet in Turkey… Dispatches from Turkey….
  5. Turkish economy grows at slowest pace in three years as “Turkish Deputy PM partially acknowledges nepotism in gov’t…

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