Turkish documentary tells ’human story’ of Armenian diaspora

Turkey’s state-run television channel has produced a documentary on the life of diaspora Armenians in Argentina and France. The big-budget film, ’Dostluğu Hatırlamak’ (Remembering Friendship) does not feature historical problems between Turks and Armenians. ’Outside of politics, I convey the longings of ordinary people,’ says director Sevinç Yeşiltaş A new, big-budget documentary on the life [...]

Armenian archive digitalization might not shed light on 1915, scholars say

Armenia’s National Archives will begin posting hundreds of thousands of documents online this month, yet some researches have cautioned against optimists who say the primary sources will shed light on the events of 1915. “Armenia was not a center of anything in 1915,” historian Ara Sarafyan, the director of the London-based Gomidas Institute, recently told [...]