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ANKARA A resolution of the Senate of the Czech Republic adopted on May 20 concerning the events of 1915 indicates that the “twisted mentality built on the one-sided baseless discourses which damaged” the relations of the two countries in 2017 is still effective in the Czech Republic, said the Turkish…

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) signed a letter pressing Turkey on the fate of “journalists, activists, and other political prisoners” in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The letter, sent by Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) on Monday, asks Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to “insist” that Turkish authorities include political prisoners in…

Turkey refuses to recognize any genocide its fore-bearers have committed Today is the anniversary of the 101 years since the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor and Pontus. Many people are aware of the Armenian genocide in 1915 by the Ottoman Empire, but a massive ethnic cleansing perpetrated again…

Serj Tankian, 52, is across the world during the pandemic, currently residing in New Zealand. But he is very conscious of all going on in the States, having lost an 86-year-old uncle in New York to COVID-19 and having his parents grounded in the States still while he is so…

ISTANBUL The Mor Kiryakus Monastery, built on a 2,500 square meter area in Batman in the 5th century, is planned to be restored in three stages. The first phase of the restoration works at the Mor Kiryakus Monastery in Beşiri district of the southeastern province of Batman has ended. The…

ANKARA-Anadolu Agency Turkey on May 11 commemorated Sait Faik Abasıyanık, a pioneer in modern Turkish literature, on the 66th anniversary of his death. Abasıyanık was born on Nov. 18, 1906 in northwestern Sakarya province to businessman Mehmet Faik and Makbule Hanım. Attending primary school in Sakarya, Abasıyanık continued his education…

Billions is back and its fifth season premiere is as stuffed with as many obscure references, apt song selections and combative tête-à-têtes as ever. After a brief alliance in Season 4, U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and hedge fund billionaire Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Damian Lewis) are once more determined…

Last year, Turkey’s notoriously hapless and fragmented opposition finally got its act together and trounced the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in several major cities during local elections. Istanbul’s affable new mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, received the greatest share of attention and credit. But few in the international media took notice…

Skip to comments. The Muslim Genocide of 2.5 Million Christians: The religious as opposed to nationalistic aspects of the Armenian Genocide FrontPage Mag ^ | May 1, 2020 | Raymond Ibrahim Posted on 05/01/2020 8:59:18 AM PDT by Perseverando Last Friday, April 24, marked the “Great Crime,” that is, the…

Skip to comments. Today marks the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide (Friday, 24 Apr) ANF News ^ | Friday, 24 Apr 2020, 07:39 | ANF NEWS DESK Posted on 04/28/2020 12:54:55 PM PDT by Texas Fossil Up to a million and a half Armenians perished at the hands of…