Turkey’s last Armenian village fears for its future after quake
Vakifli, Turkey Reuters In Turkey’s only remaining ethnic Armenian village, Vakifli, the elderly population thank God that not one of them died during the devastating earthquakes that struck the region. But they fear for the future of their cherished home. Thirty of the village’s 40 stone houses, which are single or double storey and surrounded by […]
Postcards: Dwindling Armenians show Easter faith in Romania
ANDREEA ALEXANDRU and VADIM GHIRDA, of Associated Press, report from Bucharest…
Erdogan urges Biden to reverse “wrong step” on Armenian declaration
Ankara, TurkeyReuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged US President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration that 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, an action he said was upsetting and diminished bilateral ties. Biden’s historic declaration on Saturday infuriated its NATO ally Turkey, which has said the announcement had opened a […]
In historic move, Biden says 1915 massacres of Armenians constitute genocide
Washington DC, USReuters US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, a historic declaration that infuriated Turkey and further strained frayed ties between the two NATO allies. The largely symbolic move, breaking away from decades of carefully calibrated language from the White House, was […]
Biden expected to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources
Washington DC, USReuters US President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognise the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as an act of genocide, sources said on Wednesday, a move likely to infuriate Ankara and further strain already frayed ties between the two NATO allies. The move would be largely […]
Church leaders call for recognition of Armenian Genocide
Armenian church leaders have called for recognition of the Armenian Genocide which saw more than a million Armenians killed by troops of the now defunct state, the Ottoman Empire, which had its headquarters in Turkey. The genocide started in April 1915 with the 99th anniversary marked last week. According to a report from the World […]