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St. Leon Church to Host Lecture on Seizure of Armenian Assets in Aintab
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By Contributor // March 29, 2014
Umit Kurt
嚥mit Kurt, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at Clark
University, will present a lecture entitled `The Emergence of the New
Wealthy Class, 1915-1922: The Seizure of Armenian Property by Local
Elites in Aintab,' on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 7:45 p.m. at the
St. Leon Armenian Church, Abajian Hall, 12-61 Saddle River Road, Fair
Lawn, N.J. The lecture is jointly sponsored by AGBU Ararat, Armenian
Network of America- Greater NY, Hye Doon: Armenian-American Support &
Education Center, Knights of Vartan Bakradouny Lodge of NJ, the
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), NY
Armenian Students Association, St. Leon Armenian Church, Tekeyan
Cultural Association- Greater NY Chapter, and Tibrevank Alumni. A
reception will follow the lecture.
The genocide and deportation of Aintab's Armenians were carried out by
local notables and provincial elites. These local actors prospered and
became a new wealthy social class through the appropriation of
Armenian property and wealth. By examining the carefully planned
confiscation of Armenian property as an integral part of the genocide,
嚥mit Kurt sheds light on how the property of massacred and deported
Armenians changed hands.
嚥mit Kurt will also discuss the Abandoned Properties Laws that dealt
with the administration of property `left behind' by Armenians. He
argues that these laws are not only a structural element of the
genocide in 1915, but today's legal system in Turkey. As such, they
could continue, to this very day, to preserve the rights of Armenians
to their properties.
嚥mit Kurt, a native of Aintab, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from
Middle East Technical University in Political Science and Public
Administration and a Master's from Sabanc覺 University in the
department of European Studies. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in
the Department of History at Clark University and an instructor at
Sabanc覺 University. He is the author of numerous articles and several
books, including most recently Kanunlar覺n Ruhu: Emval-i Metruke
Kanunlar覺nda Soyk覺r覺m覺n 襤zlerini Aramak (The Spirit of Laws: Seeking
for the Traces of Armenian Genocide in the Laws of Abandoned Property,
2012), with Taner Ak蓷m, an English-language translation of which is
forthcoming. His main area of interest is confiscation of the Armenian
properties and the role of local elites/notables in Aintab during the
Armenian genocide.
For more information contact St. Leon Armenian Church at 201-791-2862.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2014/03/29/st-leon-church-to-host-lecture-on-seizure-of-armenian-assets-in-aintab/
By Contributor // March 29, 2014
Umit Kurt
嚥mit Kurt, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at Clark
University, will present a lecture entitled `The Emergence of the New
Wealthy Class, 1915-1922: The Seizure of Armenian Property by Local
Elites in Aintab,' on Thursday, April 10, 2014, at 7:45 p.m. at the
St. Leon Armenian Church, Abajian Hall, 12-61 Saddle River Road, Fair
Lawn, N.J. The lecture is jointly sponsored by AGBU Ararat, Armenian
Network of America- Greater NY, Hye Doon: Armenian-American Support &
Education Center, Knights of Vartan Bakradouny Lodge of NJ, the
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), NY
Armenian Students Association, St. Leon Armenian Church, Tekeyan
Cultural Association- Greater NY Chapter, and Tibrevank Alumni. A
reception will follow the lecture.
The genocide and deportation of Aintab's Armenians were carried out by
local notables and provincial elites. These local actors prospered and
became a new wealthy social class through the appropriation of
Armenian property and wealth. By examining the carefully planned
confiscation of Armenian property as an integral part of the genocide,
嚥mit Kurt sheds light on how the property of massacred and deported
Armenians changed hands.
嚥mit Kurt will also discuss the Abandoned Properties Laws that dealt
with the administration of property `left behind' by Armenians. He
argues that these laws are not only a structural element of the
genocide in 1915, but today's legal system in Turkey. As such, they
could continue, to this very day, to preserve the rights of Armenians
to their properties.
嚥mit Kurt, a native of Aintab, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from
Middle East Technical University in Political Science and Public
Administration and a Master's from Sabanc覺 University in the
department of European Studies. He is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in
the Department of History at Clark University and an instructor at
Sabanc覺 University. He is the author of numerous articles and several
books, including most recently Kanunlar覺n Ruhu: Emval-i Metruke
Kanunlar覺nda Soyk覺r覺m覺n 襤zlerini Aramak (The Spirit of Laws: Seeking
for the Traces of Armenian Genocide in the Laws of Abandoned Property,
2012), with Taner Ak蓷m, an English-language translation of which is
forthcoming. His main area of interest is confiscation of the Armenian
properties and the role of local elites/notables in Aintab during the
Armenian genocide.
For more information contact St. Leon Armenian Church at 201-791-2862.