Turkey, the Legacy of Silence is a beautifully filmed documentary about hidden Armenians of Turkey. This documentary gives us a glimpse into the lives of these people and their internal struggle with identity. See above the new trailer for this awesome documentary. While the documentary was completed and shown in various countries (Turkey, France, Belgium, Armenia) during...
The Hunt For Armenian Treasures
All the images are found on Turkish treasure hunting forums It is no secret that Armenia used to encompass a territory much larger than its modern Republic. Most of Armenian historic territory lies in today’s Turkey – the soil of which is drenched with antique history and no deficit of undiscovered archaeological sights. Especially the eastern parts of modern day Turkey...
3,000-year-old Settlement in Eastern Turkey reveals Armenian Traces
Largest archaeological settlement of Tunceli province was discovered bearing Armenian writing on ancient stones. The discovery of a large 3000 year old archaeological settlement in Eastern Turkey has been widely reported in Turkish media, last year.
Cross-stone Mountains (Kaçkar Mountains)
Eastern Turkey is the home of one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in the world, still holding some traces of its Armenian past. During the 19th en 20th century much of Armenian geographical and cultural names have been replaced in a process of Turkification of the region. Some etymologist estimated at least 3,600 Armenian place-names to have been replaced in...
Armenian Mamluks
Mamluk meaning “owned”, an Arabic designation for slave soldier, refers to a famous military caste in medieval Egypt that played an instrumental role in the Muslim world. The Mamluk Sultanate famously beat back the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut and fought the Crusaders, effectively driving them out from the Levant by 1291 and officially in 1302 ending the era...
Photograph links Germany to 1915 Armenia Genocide
Newly discovered picture shows Kaiser’s officers at scene of Turkish atrocity, from The Independent The photograph – never published before – was apparently taken in the summer of 1915. Human skulls are scattered over the earth. They are all that remain of a handful of Armenians slaughtered by the Ottoman Turks during the First World...
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From the Caucasus to Beirut (trailer)
Coming soon 14 episodes of Paolo Martino’s intense story from the Lebanon to Armenia. On the tracks of the Armenian diaspora. The trailer! http://www.balcanicaucaso.org/eng/Dossiers/From-the-Caucasus-to-Beirut
‘The Sandcastle Girls’ by Chris Bohjalian
Washington Post wrote a touching review of the latest novel from a best selling author Chris Bohjalian. Chris Bohjalian’s ‘The Sandcastle Girls’ relives the Armenian genocide Eugenia Zukerman, Published: July 16 – Washington Post The Armenian genocide during World War I is the subject of Chris Bohjalian’s 14th novel, “The Sandcastle Girls.” Inspired by...
