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"LOOKING FROM ARARAT: ARMENIANS AND TURKS" BY TATUL HAKOBYAN
hetq
16:25, March 19, 2012
On March 19, veteran Armenian journalist Tatul Hakobyan presented his
new book, "Looking from Ararat: Armenians and Turks." This 500 page
book is the result of eight years of extensive research, analysis
and travel by the author.
It was first published in Western Armenian using classical
orthography. This most recent version, in Eastern Armenian, will be
presented in Yerevan and Gyumri as well - Armenia's capital city and
second largest city consecutively - at the beginning of April. There
will also be an English version, which is being prepared for print
this fall.
In the words of Shahan Kandaharian, Editor-in-Chief of Azdak daily
in Beirut, the author "presents each end of Yerevan-Ankara relations
with high journalistic professionalism," having carried out extensive
archive analysis and frequent visits to Western Armenia during which
he conducted a number of in-depth interviews with Armenian, Turkish
and foreign diplomats, presidents, and historians.
Lebanese Armenian intellectuals Khatchig Dedeyan, Tigran Jinbashian
and Sargis Giragosian presented comments on the author and his new
published book.
"Looking from Ararat: Armenians and Turks" is comprised of three
parts. The first ten chapters describe Armenian-Turkish (Kemalist)
relations from 1918 to 1921. The seven chapters of the second part
dwell on Armenian-Turkish relations at a time when Armenia was a part
of the Soviet Union. In the eleven chapters of the third part you can
examine the relations from 1988 to present day. The book also includes
a preface ("The saddest Liturgy") and an epilogue ("Where are you,
Land of Nairi"), as well as an Appendix where the author presents
all of the documents ever signed between Turkey and Armenia.
"I started this book almost simultaneously with my first one -
"Green and Black: Karabakh Diary." This could be considered as a
continuation to that and its second volume," said Hakobyan at the
Beirut presentation, adding, "If you have read "Green and Black",
I would advise you to read this one as well and stay tuned for the
next ones!"
First published in 2008, Tatul Hakobyan's first book - "Green and
Black: Karabakh Diary", has three editions in Armenian and was
translated into Western Armenian, Russian, English, Arabic and Turkish.
hetq
16:25, March 19, 2012
On March 19, veteran Armenian journalist Tatul Hakobyan presented his
new book, "Looking from Ararat: Armenians and Turks." This 500 page
book is the result of eight years of extensive research, analysis
and travel by the author.
It was first published in Western Armenian using classical
orthography. This most recent version, in Eastern Armenian, will be
presented in Yerevan and Gyumri as well - Armenia's capital city and
second largest city consecutively - at the beginning of April. There
will also be an English version, which is being prepared for print
this fall.
In the words of Shahan Kandaharian, Editor-in-Chief of Azdak daily
in Beirut, the author "presents each end of Yerevan-Ankara relations
with high journalistic professionalism," having carried out extensive
archive analysis and frequent visits to Western Armenia during which
he conducted a number of in-depth interviews with Armenian, Turkish
and foreign diplomats, presidents, and historians.
Lebanese Armenian intellectuals Khatchig Dedeyan, Tigran Jinbashian
and Sargis Giragosian presented comments on the author and his new
published book.
"Looking from Ararat: Armenians and Turks" is comprised of three
parts. The first ten chapters describe Armenian-Turkish (Kemalist)
relations from 1918 to 1921. The seven chapters of the second part
dwell on Armenian-Turkish relations at a time when Armenia was a part
of the Soviet Union. In the eleven chapters of the third part you can
examine the relations from 1988 to present day. The book also includes
a preface ("The saddest Liturgy") and an epilogue ("Where are you,
Land of Nairi"), as well as an Appendix where the author presents
all of the documents ever signed between Turkey and Armenia.
"I started this book almost simultaneously with my first one -
"Green and Black: Karabakh Diary." This could be considered as a
continuation to that and its second volume," said Hakobyan at the
Beirut presentation, adding, "If you have read "Green and Black",
I would advise you to read this one as well and stay tuned for the
next ones!"
First published in 2008, Tatul Hakobyan's first book - "Green and
Black: Karabakh Diary", has three editions in Armenian and was
translated into Western Armenian, Russian, English, Arabic and Turkish.