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From the moment it was coined during the Second World War by Raphael Lemkin, the word "genocide" has carried an emotional charge like few others. At its heart is the "intention to destroy" a entire people. Even as Lemkin joined the Greek word genos ("people"…

Built in the mid-1800s, the Nazaretian House is the former residence of a wealthy Armenian family. Its located in the oldest neighborhood of Gaziantep, currently known as Bey Mahallesi. In the 17th and 18th centuries this part of Gaziantep was known as Ayntab…

(ANSAmed) - ISTANBUL, JUNE 3 - A new exhibition on display at the Istanbul Modern museum features Ara Guler, one of Turkey's most famous photographers, who died last October at age 90.The one-room exhibition - "Two Archives, One Selection: Following the Fo…

ANKARA-Anadolu Agency Turkey on June 2 commemorated assassination of the wife of a retired Turkish Ambassador to Madrid ZekiKuneralp. "We commemorate with respect our martyrs Necla Kuneralp, the spouse of Ambassador ZekiKuneralp, and retired Ambassador Beir…

Has the doner kebab become a political issue in Europe? While the idea might seem humorous, this is a serious question. Alongside the hamburger, the doner kebab is one of Frances most popular fast-food dishes. It has also attracted unexpected attention and co…

From wine to brandy to dressing for the opera, a smart guide to Armenia’s ancient capital. Armenias capital, Yerevan, is one of the worlds oldest continually inhabited cities29 years older than Rome. Throughout its 2,800-year history, kingdoms, invasions, Co…

There is excitement in the air because on June 2, we will celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day War. One of the important elements of this annual event is the close linkage between the US and Eretz Yisrael that …

An international team of scientists identified the snake and its range, which includes Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, and Russia including a small region extending into the corner of Europe. Based on the genetic and morphological data, the …

Authored by Brett Redmayne-Titley via Off-Guardian.org, No other country in the Middle East is as important in countering Americas rush to provide Israel with another war than Iraq. Fortunately for Iran, the winds of change in Iraq and the many other local c…

May 28 (UPI) -- Scientists have identified a new species of rat snake living in Eastern Europe. The team of herpetologists decided to name the snake after the often overlooked Iron Age kingdom of Urartu. Researchers long suspected that the so-called blotched…