Category: People

Aghavni, an eyewitness to the Armenian Genocide, described the deportation path she had traveled along with her mother and brother. She also told about the blood-filled Euphrates and her fateful meeting with Hovhannes Tumanyan. “We are natives of Bitlis. I am the granddaughter of Mukhsi Vardan. The Turks destroyed our home. There were seventy people

Among the most renowned medieval Armenian philosophers is Yeznik Koghbatsi (5th century). Koghbatsi, a representative of apologetics, was a student of Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the Armenian national writing system. Together with him, he translated the Bible and many philosophical works into Armenian. Koghbatsi was educated in the Byzantine Empire. He knew Syriac, Greek,

Giving a speech at the global forum “Against the Crime of Genocide” in Yerevan, Professor Henry S. Terio – lecturer and dean of the Philosophy Faculty at Worcester State University (USA) – stated that fair negotiations between Armenia and Turkey are possible only if fair compensation is provided. “Lands, money, bank accounts were taken away

Russian writer Inessa Burkova was one of the few human rights activists who told the truth about the tragedy of the Armenians of Artsakh deported by the Azerbaijani riot police during Operation Ring. She broke through the information blockade and reached the international community. Inessa Yemelyanovna, please remember the events of those days… At the

Hripsime Gasparyan tells the story of her grandfather. “I will tell the story of my father Hayrik Mkhitaryan’ grandfather’s family. Gaspar Mkhitaryan (born in 1881) and Mariam Mkhitaryan (born in 1888) were Hayrik’s parents. They had 5 children – 3 sons and 2 daughters. They lived in the village of Bulanlugh in Mush. At the end

“The highest degree of diligence is one of the distinguishing features of the Armenian people,” said US congresswoman from California Anna Eshoo in an interview with the Voice of America radio station. Eshoo considers the combination of her mother’s Armenian and father’s Chaldean ancestry a wonderful unity. She recalled that her constituency is the most

At the age of 18, a Norwegian young man Christian Lindgren left school and began to travel the world in search of adventure, as well as to follow his passion for photography. By the age of 27, he had already visited 97 countries, including Armenia, taking highly interesting photographs. This was reported by British tabloid

“I do not write in Armenian, but I look at the world in Armenian.” These are the words of famous William Saroyan, American prose writer and playwright of Armenian descent. The writer was born on August 31, 1908, in the city of Fresno (California) into a poor family of Armenian immigrants. Having started his career

“In Azerbaijan, anti-Armenian racism is felt constantly – hysterical, reckless, passionate, and dangerous,” said French philosopher and prose writer Michel Onfray in an interview with the French-Armenian magazine “Nouvelles d’Arménie.” The philosopher visited Azerbaijan at the invitation of his friend, a composer of modern music Pierre Thilloy. Regarding the impressions of this trip, Onfray said

Two essays by famous Spanish writer and journalist Julio Camba who condemned the Armenian Genocide of 1915 were republished by the Sevillian publishing house “Renaissance.” According to a scholar of the Silver Age of Spanish literature José Miguel González Soriano – thanks to whom the essays were reprinted – the cruelty with which the Genocide

“Armenians, you believed and waited for our help in 1915, and after a couple of years, we gave your lands to the Turks, Azerbaijanis, and Georgians, and you were forced to live in the “prison of nations.” But you continued to believe in our friendship and fraternity. The best sons and daughters of your people

“If there were people in Judea who were ruled by Solomon, David, and Saul, then why has not one ancient coin with an inscription in Hebrew – that is, a Jewish coin – has been found, although several Samaritan coins have already been discovered? How could the Jews who hated the Samaritans agree to use

“Citizen generalissimo! You partly know about me from rumors. I would not want to live if I did not feel that there are still missions worth living. Dying? Is there anything easier than death for an old patriot and revolutionary? Doesn’t the contempt for death explain the fact that I didn’t leave Sofia? I am

The world-famous pianist Yevgeny Kissin said in an interview to the New York Times that he wouldn’t perform a concert in Turkey until its government acknowledges that the killings of Armenians in 1915 were a genocide. “I’m convinced that if people in such countries learn that many musicians refuse to perform with them because they

Alex Yemenidjian was born in Argentina in 1955 into the family of an ordinary Armenian shoemaker. When he was 13 years old, his family moved to the United States in search of a better life and settled in Los Angeles. In 1977, Alex Yemenidjian graduated from college as an accountant. He would then teach the

“We always repeat that our Church is national, that it is the basis of all Armenian, and this is complete truth. However, this does not mean at all that attendance at the church is just one of the national features. For an Armenian, it is not enough to be good in secular duties in order

“24 hours a day in my head are Armenia and the Armenian people. I believe that each of us is simply obliged to do everything so that our homeland flourishes, so that our people have a wonderful future in their native land. I am sure that there is no higher calling than to serve our

Grigori Tashchyan and his future wife Pran used to live in Turkey. Each of them survived the Turkish persecution and massacres of Armenians – all constituting the Armenian Genocide – during WWI. Pran lost her first husband, two children, and almost all of her relatives in the massacres. This tragedy left an indelible mark on

Sahak Partev was the 10th Catholicos of All Armenians. He was the main contributor to the translation of the Bible into Armenian. He also was the author of sermons and festive spiritual hymns on gospel subjects. According to some sources, St. Sahak Partev was born in Constantinople into the family of St. Nerses. His family

In Turkey, there are topics that are not talked about. Among them is the story of the “rowdy” (Turkish: kabadayı) Sarkis Tekian, who survived the Armenian Genocide thanks to his struggle. Tekian said that his grandfather was born in Kayseri and went to serve in the Ottoman army. Partly thanks to this, his family was