By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, January 20 — Turkish President Abdullah Gul said the fair and transparent court decision on the murder case of Hrant, Turkish journalist of Armenian origin, is but a serious challenge for Turkey. “The fair and transparent court decision is especially essential for us, because it refers to one of our non-Muslim [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, December 21 — Turkish President Abdullah Gul called France upon giving up the enactment of a bill criminalizing the denial of any genocide recognized by French law. Abdullah Gul sent a written statement criticizing the decision of the French authorities regarding the Armenian Genocide committed in Ottoman Turkey. He referred to [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, December 21 — It’s been two days Turkish President Abdullah Gul is not able to get his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy on the phone. The purpose of the Turkish President’s call is to voice his protest in regard to the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide. The bill is [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 26 – On January 25, the Turkish President made a speech at the CE Parliamentary Assembly. Naira Zohrabyan, a member of the Armenian delegation to the CE Parliamentary Assembly, told the local newspapers that she asked the Turkish President the following question: “Mr. President, any state is strong as much [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, August 31 — Former Eskisehir Police Chief Hanefi Avci’s claims on the fact that the assassination of Turkish Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was not the work of a criminal network have been met with strong reactions from lawyers representing the slain journalist’s family. Lawyers Fethiye Cetin and Arzu Becerik said it [...]

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, August 18–During the Turkish president’s visit to Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev and Abdullah Gul signed an “Agreement on strategic partnership and mutual assistance between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey.” The details of the agreement aren’t known yet, but Aliyev said that it is “the document that will define [...]

By Eva Sahakyan YEREVAN, August 17–Turkish President Abdullah Gul visited Azerbaijan on Monday. According to the Azerbaijani media the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey had a private meeting, which was followed by a meeting of the Azerbaijani and Turkish delegations. The main topics of the discussions were the “frozen” conflicts in the region. The Turkish [...]