Hans-Lukas Kieser Australian Research Council Future Fellow, University of Newcastle Hans-Lukas Kieser receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The Conversation This week marks the centenary not only of the Gallipoli campaign, but – today – of the Armenian genocide. The destruction of the Armenians coincided with the planned Allied attack against the Ottoman capital,…
James Robins Newstalk ZB On April 25, blood-red poppies will be pinned to lapels. The bugle call will ring out. Children will wipe the sleep from their eyes as the veterans march. The nation will stop, just as it has done for the last century, to remember the service of ANZAC soldiers at Gallipoli. The…
Change of date by Ankara, which leads to a clash of commemoration ceremonies, condemned as ‘indecent manoeuvre’ Constanze Letsch in Istanbul The Guardian Turkey has been accused of belittling the imminent centenary of the Armenian genocide by advancing its Gallipoli commemorations to the same day. The anniversary of the 1915 military operations on the Gallipoli…
The Interpreter © 2015 Lowy Institute for International Policy ‘Camp out on the school oval under the stars like the ANZACS did 100 years ago,’ says the flyer sent home from my son’s school last week. On 24 April 2015, 100 years after the ill-fated Gallipoli landing, our school children are invited to bake damper…
ANKARA (Armenian Weekly)—Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Armenia of “fixing” the date of the Armenian Genocide commemorations this year to coincide with the Gallipoli ceremonies Turkey is hosting on April 24. Erdogan made his comments during an interview conducted by France24’s Marc Perelman on March 27. “It’s the 100th anniversary of the land battles…
Author Jean Aziz Translator Joelle El-Khoury Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East A latent conflict between Turkey and Armenia has erupted in Beirut over the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Centennial, particularly in terms of the Lebanese authorities’ stance regarding the celebrations that will be held to mark the occasion. Lebanon counts a large…
Australia won’t be officially represented in Yerevan next month at the centenary commemorations of the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks. By Kristina Kukolja http://www.sbs.com.au/ The Australian government says it won’t be officially represented in Yerevan next month at the centenary commemorations of the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks. The…
DAILY SABAH Presidential and Prime Ministry sources have denied allegations that were reported Sunday in Today’s Zaman, a daily affiliated with the Gülen Movement, that the Gallipoli commemorations set to take place on April 24 have been canceled due to low anticipated participation from the countries invited. Today’s Zaman, a daily known for its articles…