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Determined Triumph
The Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2015: A Century of Resistance The voice of a sighing heart, its sobs and mournful cries, I offer up to you, O seer of Secrets, Placing the fruits of my wavering...
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Transportation Modes in Armenia
Being a landlocked country, Armenia has an economy that depends on transport and cross-border access. Armenia has a few railway lines and an extensive road network. While the rate of car ownership has...
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The Accidental Historian: Balint Kovacs and the Transylvanian Armenian Diaspora
By Ronald Grigor Suny “No, young man, you cannot see the library,” the old woman told the eager student. “I am the only one with the key. Even I do not allow the archbishop into the library.” This...
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Remembering Sevag Balıkçı on April 24 in Istanbul
Special for the Armenian Weekly ISTANBUL (A.W.)—On April 24, 2015, Armenians from all over the world converged in Istanbul to commemorate the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide. In the sea of people,...
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Visiting Armenian Venice
Special for the Armenian Weekly Dolma. I was not expecting that. Nearly 80 percent of the restaurants listed in Trip Advisor in Venice are categorized as Italian. After gobbling pizza and pasta ad...
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Two Pilgrimages in Cyprus
The Monastery of St. Magar, or Magaravank as it is better known to Armenians, is situated high in the Kyrenia Range of North (Turkish-occupied) Cyprus. The annual pilgrimage to the monastery was...
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‘All I can do is cry’: HRW Sheds Light on Treatment of Terminally Ill Cancer...
Special for the Armenian Weekly Human Rights Watch (HRW) on July 14 released a comprehensive report on the inadequate treatment provided to terminally ill cancer patients in Armenia, where palliative...
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Aghjayan: A New Source for Armenian Roots
I wish to thank Vural Genç, Cihangir Gündoğdu, George Leylegian, Khatchig Mouradian, and the staff at the Ottoman archives (Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi). Each was instrumental in assisting me in...
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Global Competitiveness and Armenia
A comprehensive global competitiveness study has been conducted by the World Economic Forum utilizing various indicators to rank 144 countries in different areas, including “Health and Primary...
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1.5 Million Minus 2: DNA Testing Brings Ancestors Back from the Dead
Special for the Armenian Weekly Every Armenian family has the same story: persecution, fear, robbery, rape, murder … genocide … and the unknown. They say there can never be closure without the ability...
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One Step at a Time: Injured Armenian Soldier Adjusts to New Life
Nineteen-Year-Old Arman Avetisyan: ‘The Most Valuable Loss I Experienced in April Was the Loss of My Friends’ Special for the Armenian Weekly YEREVAN (A.W.)—Nineteen-year-old Arman Avetisyan was...
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Turkey: Racist Attacks Against Armenians Go Unpunished
Racist attacks against the bilingual Armenian weekly newspaper, Agos, as well as against Armenian schools, are increasingly widespread in Turkey. On April 24 of last year—the Centennial of the Armenian...
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Jews in Turkey: A History of Persecution
Jews in Istanbul Threatened, This Time by Public Advertisements Special for the Armenian Weekly A twin suicide bombing claimed by Islamic Jihad kills 22 people at the Neve Shalom synagogue in Istanbul...
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Meet Davit; the Ever-Smiling, Double Amputee Veteran of the Four-Day War
Special for the Armenian Weekly VOSKEVAN, Armenia (A.W.)—As I write this, Armenian settlements in Armenia’s northeast region of Tavush—specifically those along the road leading to the village of...
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Despite the Calmness, Villagers Remain Alert in Nerkin Karmiraghbyur
Special for the Armenian Weekly NERKIN KARMIRAGHBYUR, Armenia (A.W.)—The border village of Nerkin Karmiraghbyur in the province of Tavush is approximately 200 kilometers from Yerevan and about...
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Turkey: Historic Urfa Church Given to Islamic School Foundation
Yet another example of intolerance has taken place in the southeastern Turkish city of Sanliurfa (Urfa)—the historic Assyrian Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in the city is now being used as a...
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Report: 165 Armenian Servicemen Died in 2016
YEREVAN (A.W.) – A total of 165 Armenian servicemen—147 full-time soldiers and 18 volunteers—were killed in 2016, according to a new report released by Armenia-based Razm.info. NKR Servicemen in...
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HRW Highlights Human Rights Abuses in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey
NEW YORK (A.W.)—Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently published its 2017 World Report—the organization’s annual review of human rights abuses around the globe—in which it highlighted several human rights...
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Javakhk: Historical Overview, Current Issues
Special for the Armenian Weekly Javakhk (called Samstekh-Javakheti by Georgians)—a historically Armenian region in the southern part of the Republic of Georgia—remains a forgotten fabric in our...
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A Mosque and an Islamic School Now Stand in the Place of the Armenian Church...
Special for the Armenian Weekly In a short TV report, the local “Samsun Haber TV” station (samsunhaber.tc) recently covered the Armenian past of the Selahiye neighborhood in the northern Turkish city...
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