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KOV TO HONOR AKCAM, ZARAKOLU IN NY
Armenian Weekly
June 28, 2012
On Sat., July 7, Dr. Taner Akcam, a Turkish historian and sociologist,
and one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and openly
discuss the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman-Turkish government, will
be honored at the Knights and Daughters of Vartan Annual Convocations
Banquet at the Mariott Downtown in New York. An associate professor
of history at Clark University, Akcam is the author of a number of
books on the Armenian Genocide.
Ragip Zarakolu, a prominent Turkish human rights activist and
publisher, will also be honored. Zarakolu has long faced legal
harassment for publishing books on controversial subjects in Turkey,
especially on minority and human rights. He has published at least
10 books on the "Armenian Question" and several books on the Armenian
Genocide.
The public at large is invited to attend this unique event on Sat.,
July 7 at the Marriott Downtown in New York City, 85 West Street at
Albany Street.
For more information, contact Hirant Gulian by calling (212) 764-8730
or e-mailing [email protected].
Armenian Weekly
June 28, 2012
On Sat., July 7, Dr. Taner Akcam, a Turkish historian and sociologist,
and one of the first Turkish academics to acknowledge and openly
discuss the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman-Turkish government, will
be honored at the Knights and Daughters of Vartan Annual Convocations
Banquet at the Mariott Downtown in New York. An associate professor
of history at Clark University, Akcam is the author of a number of
books on the Armenian Genocide.
Ragip Zarakolu, a prominent Turkish human rights activist and
publisher, will also be honored. Zarakolu has long faced legal
harassment for publishing books on controversial subjects in Turkey,
especially on minority and human rights. He has published at least
10 books on the "Armenian Question" and several books on the Armenian
Genocide.
The public at large is invited to attend this unique event on Sat.,
July 7 at the Marriott Downtown in New York City, 85 West Street at
Albany Street.
For more information, contact Hirant Gulian by calling (212) 764-8730
or e-mailing [email protected].