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Eurasia Partnership Foundation
Isabella Sargsyan Communications Officer
56 Zarobyan Street
Yerevan 0009, Armenia
Tel.: (374.10) 58.60.95 x 303
Fax: (374.10) 58.60.96
Skype: bekaisa
www.epfound.am
Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago book presentation in Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia - Renowned Turkish journalist and historian Osman Koker
presented his book Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago at the Small Auditorium
of the American University of Armenia at 18:30 on Thursday, December 11,
2008. The presentation was made possible by the American University of
Armenia's Extension Programs, Anadolu Kultur and the Eurasia Partnership
Foundation (EPF).
The book, named Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago: postcards from the
collection of Orlando Carlo Calumeno was issued in Turkey in 2005. The book
contains century-old Ottoman post-cards depicting different aspects of the
peaceful and, in many cases, prosperous life of the Armenian community in
the former Ottoman Empire. Through 500 postcards from the period, the album
endeavors to show, city by city and with supporting figures, how omnipresent
Armenian communities were across the Ottoman territory and their role in
society. In parallel with the book, an exhibition of the postcards called
"Sireli Yeðpayris" (My Dear Brother) was held in Istanbul and a number of
other European cities.
"In Turkey, the history of one people - the Turks - has always been taught,
as if there had never been any other people on the territory. When we speak
of Armenians, they are not described as an integral group in society but as
a source of problems. It's to fill this void that I have decided to publish
a book." - says Mr. Koker in an interview with Agence France-Presse.
Osman Koker is founder and editor-in-chief of Birzamanlar Publications,
publishing books about Turkey's multicultural heritage, and its vanishing.
He was born in Maraþ, and has worked for many years as a correspondent,
editor, and publisher. His work has focused on the publication of historical
subjects; between the years of 1997-2001, he was the editor of "Toplumsal
Tarih" (Social History), published by Tarih Vakfi (Foundation of History).
Throughout Turkey and in various other countries, he has made presentations
on the history of the Armenian people in Turkey.
Isabella Sargsyan Communications Officer
56 Zarobyan Street
Yerevan 0009, Armenia
Tel.: (374.10) 58.60.95 x 303
Fax: (374.10) 58.60.96
Skype: bekaisa
www.epfound.am
Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago book presentation in Yerevan
Yerevan, Armenia - Renowned Turkish journalist and historian Osman Koker
presented his book Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago at the Small Auditorium
of the American University of Armenia at 18:30 on Thursday, December 11,
2008. The presentation was made possible by the American University of
Armenia's Extension Programs, Anadolu Kultur and the Eurasia Partnership
Foundation (EPF).
The book, named Armenians in Turkey 100 Years Ago: postcards from the
collection of Orlando Carlo Calumeno was issued in Turkey in 2005. The book
contains century-old Ottoman post-cards depicting different aspects of the
peaceful and, in many cases, prosperous life of the Armenian community in
the former Ottoman Empire. Through 500 postcards from the period, the album
endeavors to show, city by city and with supporting figures, how omnipresent
Armenian communities were across the Ottoman territory and their role in
society. In parallel with the book, an exhibition of the postcards called
"Sireli Yeðpayris" (My Dear Brother) was held in Istanbul and a number of
other European cities.
"In Turkey, the history of one people - the Turks - has always been taught,
as if there had never been any other people on the territory. When we speak
of Armenians, they are not described as an integral group in society but as
a source of problems. It's to fill this void that I have decided to publish
a book." - says Mr. Koker in an interview with Agence France-Presse.
Osman Koker is founder and editor-in-chief of Birzamanlar Publications,
publishing books about Turkey's multicultural heritage, and its vanishing.
He was born in Maraþ, and has worked for many years as a correspondent,
editor, and publisher. His work has focused on the publication of historical
subjects; between the years of 1997-2001, he was the editor of "Toplumsal
Tarih" (Social History), published by Tarih Vakfi (Foundation of History).
Throughout Turkey and in various other countries, he has made presentations
on the history of the Armenian people in Turkey.