Tag: YONCA
Armenian private’s family: Sevag was killed intentionally while serving army
YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN ,İSTANBUL 1/2/2012 The family of a young man of Armenian descent shot dead by another private while serving in the Turkish Armed ... Read More
Vingas: Turkey’s non-Muslims, government getting closer
1/1/2012 YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN , İSTANBUL Laki Vingas, the first non-Muslim citizen of Turkey to be elected as a representative of non-Muslim foundations in the ... Read More
Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakır prepares for Liturgy
YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN, İSTANBUL 12/10/2011 Once one of the largest churches in the Middle East, Surp Giragos Church in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır will ... Read More
Turkey’s Armenians demand rights, not tolerance from State
YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN , İSTANBUL 2/10/2011 A new study, which explores various issues faced by Turkey’s Armenians in the republican period, asserts that Armenian citizens ... Read More
Non-Muslims praise law to return properties, await its Implementation
YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN, İSTANBUL 4/9/2011 Non-Muslim groups in Turkey have praised highly the government's recent move to return properties confiscated from religious minorities since 1936, ... Read More
550th anniversary of Armenian Patriarchate celebrated, accompanied by silent Protest
YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN , İSTANBUL 3/6/2011 The Armenian Church and the Armenian Community in İstanbul celebrated last Sunday the 550th anniversary of the establishment of ... Read More