TurkishPAC reservedly welcomes President Obama’s avoidance of the term “genocide” in his statement on the occasion of the Armenian Remembrance Day, but deeply regrets his use of the nearly-as-offensive term "Medz Yeghern” to characterize the historical events. President Obama’s statement portrays a one-sided view of the historical events by grossly exaggerating the number of Armenian…
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Armenian Revolt - Tragedy in the Middle East, a documentary based on 2 years of extensive research, depicts the real story of the civil war which took place during the last days of the Ottoman Empire.
The distribution rights for the documentary was initially acquired by Inecom Entertainment Company on April 2006. The famous…
In the last several months there has been a softening of Turkish-Armenian relations, and the pace of these developments has gained momentum. TurkishPAC has followed these developments with great interest. All indications to date are that the Turkish Government, under external pressure, is seriously considering opening the Armenia-Turkey border toward normalization of relations between the…
On this day, in 1984, two Armenian gunmen attempt to assassinate Turkish Embassy Administrative Attaché Ibrahim Ozdemir as he leaves his home. They are apprehended by Teheran law enforcement officers responding to a call by Ozdemir...
CONTACT YOUR CONGRESSPERSON NOW!
The Armenian lobby and its supporters in Congress have introduced a new "Armenian Genocide Resolution," H.Res. 252.
TCA launched another campaign and urges Turkish Americans and friends of Turkey to contact your member of Congress NOW and urge him/her NOT to co-sponsor and VOTE AGAINST for this resolution.…
Professor Ataöv's Houston seminar will be held on Saturday, March 21st, 2009 from 2 PM to 5 PM at the following address:
The Westin Galleria Hotel ~ 3rd floor, Chevy Chase Room
5060 West Alabama
Houston, TX, 77056.
Click here for the map.
On this day, in 1983, two Armenian gunmen assassinate the Turkish Ambassador to Yugoslavia, Galip Balkar, and seriously wound his chauffeur, Necati Kayar, in central Belgrade. One of the gunmen, Antranig Boghosian (a.k.a. Harutiun Levonian), also opens fire on and seriously wounds a Yugoslav Colonel, other gunman, Raffi Elbekian, opens fire on the civilians, killing a young male student and wounding a young girl.
Professor Ataöv's Bloomington
seminar will be held on March 9, 2009 at:
Indiana University Kelly Business School
Room BU 736 1309
East Tenth St.,
Bloomington, IN, 47405
The event is organized jointly by ATA-IN University of Indiana-Bloomington Turkish Student Association. The seminar will start 5:30 PM.
Professor Türkkaya Ataöv will be on Best TV on March 7, 2009 at 8:30 PM. Best TV will broadcast the program via the web, in addition to DHF. Please click here to access the streaming.
Professor Ataöv's Atlanta seminar will be held at Georgia Tech Instructional Center, room 213, on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 from 7 PM to 9 PM.
RSVP is required: Please send an e-mail to info@tacaga.com and include your name and phone number.
The seminar is jointly organized by…