Separatism and terrorism – synergy of “Armenian syndrome”
Having lost their statehood in the IV century, Armenians, scattered around the world, for centuries carried the myth of “Great Armenia” in their genes, which…
Ottoman Empire
Waiting rooms: abandoned Ottoman railway stations – in pictures
German artist Ursula Schulz-Dornburg headed to Saudi Arabia to photograph former railway stations, lost in the desert for decades. Dotting the landscape in Saudi Arabia…
My Grandfather: Scapegoat for a Century of Middle East Madness
My grandfather, Sir Mark Sykes, was only 36 years old when he signed one of the most controversial treaties of the 20th century, the Sykes-Picot Agreement…
Acception so called Armenian Genocide by Germany and future of turkish-german relations
From the beginning of June, there is a crisis between Germany and Turkey due to Germany’s reception of so called Armenian genocide claims, although it…
Sinan Baykent: Armenia is trying to achieve the status quo ante of the Lausanne Treaty which gave Turkey its independence
The events of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire are perceived as a “genocide” by certain academic and political circles. Turkey rejects such an interpretation of…
Harvey Wolf Kushner: The West is Not Alone in the Fight Against Radical Islam
Terrorism is gaining momentum in the modern world. Not a day goes by without reports of attacks from some corner of the world. There are…