Today Eastern Turkey, the ancestral land of the Armenians, is devoid of its ancient ethnic inhabitants. Based on realistic estimates, during those bloody and tragic years, around one and half million Armenians perished. Out of a population of more than two million Armenians before 1915, only 60 to 80 thousand are left in today’s Turkey, […]
Happy New Year & Merry Christmas – 2022
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նախագահ Արմեն Սարգսյանի հեռավար հարցազրույցը Ազատություն ռադիոկայանի
նախագահ Արմեն Սարգսյանի հեռավար հարցազրույցը Ազատություն ռադիոկայանի հայկական ծառայության տնօրեն Հրայր Թամրազյանին
Armenian Genocide 105th Anniversary Events Announcements
Commemoration of the 105th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide (UK) 1.) Fri 24 April, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PM – Remembrance service to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at St. Yeghiche Armenian Church, followed by wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial khachkar. The service will be streaming live on https://www.facebook.com/ArmenianChurchofUKandIreland/ and https://www.facebook.com/styeghiche and […]
April 24th 1915 Armenian Genocide, 105th Anniversary Memorial
Armenian Genocide Commemoration 2020 Virtual ‘March’, join us Public Announcement April 2020 – Virtual March UK The world is facing unprecedented times. There is so much uncertainty around us and we have lost members of our own community to COVID-19. For many Armenians, this pandemic comes at a time when we recall the Genocide of […]
Հանձնախումբն աշխատում է, որ Մեծ Բրիտանիան պետականորեն ճանաչի Հայոց ցեղասպանությունը. Րաֆֆի Սարգսեան․ «Ժամանակի վկան»
Հանձնախումբն աշխատում է, որ Մեծ Բրիտանիան պետականորեն ճանաչի Հայոց ցեղասպանությունը. Րաֆֆի Սարգսեան․ «Ժամանակի վկան»
COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION BULLETIN – 3
Advice for parents during coronavirus Whilst coronavirus is infectious to children it is rarely serious. If your child is unwell it is likely to be a non-coronavirus illness, rather than coronavirus itself. Whilst it is extremely important to follow Government advice to stay at home during this period, it can be confusing to know what […]
COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION BULLETIN – 2
Coronavirus Myths Busted – Is Coronavirus a living organism? The virus, officially named COVID-19, is technically “not alive”. A virus is simply “a protein super molecule rather than a living organism”. You “cannot kill” the virus, but that does not mean it cannot be destroyed or allowed to decay. The time it takes to break […]
COMMUNITY ADVICE NOTICE
In these difficult times, while we are all asked to practice ‘Social Distancing’ and reframe from our usual social interactions, Armenian Community Council of UK would urge all our community members to pay special attention to their physical and mental wellbeing. By doing so, not only we will minimise the possibility of catching and spreading […]
COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION BULLETIN – 1
COMMUNITY HEALT INFORMATION BULLETIN Coronavirus (COVID-19) What you need to do Stay at home Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (but only if you cannot work from home) Stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people Wash your hands as soon as you get home You can spread the virus even if […]
Republic of Armenia COVID-19: Financial Assiatance Campaign
Given the seriousness of the situation and the unprecedented strain this Pandemic is putting on Armenia’s healthcare sector, the Ministry of Finance has launched ‘Financial assistance to the state’ campaign.. For those individuals around the world who would like to support the cause, may use the links below to transfer their donations: https://www.e-payments.am/en/state-duties/step3/service=5054/ If you […]
IMPORTANT COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT – (ACEMC)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ARMENIAN COMMUNITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Concern for the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is increasing by the day. It is imperative that our community prepares itself for this pandemic on one hand and embarks on a programme of caring for the elderly and the vulnerable. Particularly those who may be living on their […]
ACC UK – Community response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Dear Community Member, At The Armenian Community Council the health and safety of our community is our top priority. With that in mind, we want to give you an insight into the steps we are taking, to be extra vigilant amid growing concerns around the actual and projected effects of COVID-19 Coronavirus. Everyday our Council’s […]
Commemoration of the 28th Anniversary of Armenia’s Independence in London
The great hall of St. Yeghishe Armenian Church in Cranley Gardens was packed last Saturday night, the 21st of September, for the event to celebrate the 28th Anniversary of the Independence of the modern Republic of Armenia. The event organized by the British Armenian Community Council (ACC) through its Executive Committee was under the auspices […]
A Mother’s Call! Restoration of the Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin
The Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin, the birthplace of Armenian Christianity, has been undergoing extensive and much-needed major renovations for the last few years. The Cathedral was built by the patron saint of the Armenians, St. Gregory the Illuminator in the early 4th century and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Over the 1700 years […]
70th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948 Today is the 70th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This is […]
Armenia and Artsakh Attend World Travel Market Exhibition in Excel London
Armenia and Artsakh participated at the World Travel Market in London On 5-7 November the city of London hosted the famous World Travel Market, where many countries and more than 50.000 representatives of tourism sector participated and advertised their programs and destinations. With the support and participation of the Armenian Tourism Development Foundation, the Armenian […]
Charles Aznavour, Enduring French-Armenian Singer of Global Fame, Dies Aged 94
It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we must announce the sad news of the passing of Charles Aznavour – legendary French-Armenian singer-songwriter and actor, National Hero of Armenia and commander of France’s prestigious Officier de la Legion d’honneur. He passed peacefully today at his home in Alpilles, southeastern France, at the […]
Queen Elizabeth II Among Leaders Congratulating Armenia’s Independence
Queen Elizabeth II: My best wishes for happiness of Armenian people On the Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia, Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II has extended a congratulatory message to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The message reads: “It gives me great pleasure to send to Your Excellency my congratulations on the celebration of […]
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian visits NATO meeting in Brussels
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan started his visit to Brussels on July 11. We have put together the key moments of Pashinyan’s meetings and speeches in Belgium, based on the reports of the Armenian Government’s press office. Revolution through overcoming of fear :: Nikol Pashinyan spoke about the “velvet” revolution in Armenia at the meeting […]
Prince William visits Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Prince William Receives Cross from Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem JERUSALEM—On June 28, His Royal Highness Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, where he met with leaders of Jerusalem’s three Christian communities. His Eminence Archbishop Sevan Gharibian represented the Armenian […]
Article About The Armenians in Turkey Published by Hratch Tchilingirian
Oxford University scholar Hratch Tchilingirian has published an article entitled:
“The ‘Other’ Citizens: Armenians in Turkey Between Isolation and (Dis)integration.”
Since the establishment of the Turkish Republic, state discrimination against the Armenian community – and generally the non-Muslim minorities – has been institutionalized and systematically used towards the detriment of the target minorities. Hratch Tchilingirian’s newly published research article on the Armenians in Turkey provides a new perspective and analysis of the contemporary life of the community in the last five decades and offers new insight into this segment of the Armenian nation.
The article comes at a time when Armenians in Turkey are in the process of getting ready to elect a new Patriarch. Tchilingirian analyses the internal dynamics of the community and highlights several sociological concepts that are useful to the understanding and analysis of the Turkish state’s and society’s treatment of the Armenians today. He pays particular attention to state policies and public discourses that shed light on the current unenviable situation of the community.
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