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Living with the Curse of the Armenians

Living with the Curse of the Armenians Nurcan Baysal Translated by Nathalie Alyon Published in Journal of Levantine StudiesVol 5.2 Special Edition: The Armenian Genocide  http://www.levantine-journal.org/Sneak+Peak+dock-ument+from+Vol+52_h_hd_147_18.aspx My great grandmother Ayşe Teyfur—my “Nene”—passed away in October 2014, at the age of 104. Despite growing up with her, I couldn’t communicate with my Nene in conventional ways—she didn’t speak Turkish […]

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The Year 2016, Turkey, the story of two dead bodies

The Year 2016, Turkey,the story of two dead bodies This is the story of İsa Oran and Mesut Seviktek, whose dead bodies were left lying on the ground for 29 days in Suriçi, Diyarbakır because they could not be retrieved. Let me first of all say this; I am writing this article so that what happened […]