CALL FOR PAPERS - INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND HISTORY / ULUSLARARASI SUÇLAR VE TARIH

File: Population Movements in the Balkans and the Making of Borders, States, and Identities

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2016.

Assembly Of Turkish American Associations is organizing a lecture on "The Politicization Of Armenian Issue: Examining The Uses And Abuses Of History" by Prof. Michael Gunter and Dr. Christopher Gunn, on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Turkish Coalition of America (TCA) Headquarters. 

AVİM HOSTED DANIEL N. ROSENBLUM, DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CENTRAL ASIA

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asia, Daniel N. Rosenblum attended a round-table meeting hosted by Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) on 17 May 2016. 

MONGOLIA ON THE EVE OF THE 11TH ASIA-EUROPE MEETING (ASEM) & TURKISH-MONGOLIAN RELATIONS

The book of the conference held by AVİM, "Mongolia on the Eve of the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) & Turkish-Mongolian Relations" is published.

CONFERENCE: AN OUTLOOK ON TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS, R. AMBASSADOR KADRİ ECVET TEZCAN

On May 3, 2016, the Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) held a conference titled “An Outlook On Turkish-Armenian Relations” with R. Ambassador Kadri Ecvet Tezcan as the keynote speaker who served as the Turkish Ambassador to Baku, Azerbaijan in the years 1998-2001 and as Deputy Undersecretary of the Department for Multilateral Political Affairs in the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2009.

REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN ARMENIA PUBLISHED BY HUMAN RIGHTS WITHOUT FRONTIERS INT'L, BRUSSELS

A report titled "Human Rights in Armenia, a member state of the Eurasian Economic Union: State of Play in 2015 and Perspectives" and prepared by Willy Fautre has been published by Human Rights Without Frontiers Int'l, Brussels. 

CONFERENCE: THE RELATIONS BETWEEN MORMON MISSIONARIES AND ARMENIANS IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

On 19 April, 2016, the Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) held a meeting titled The Relations between Mormon Missionaries and Armenians in the Ottoman Empire with Prof. Dr. Seçil Karal Akgün as the keynote speaker.  

AVİM ORGANIZED A CONFERENCE ON CRIMEA AND CRIMEAN TATARS

On 15 April, 2016, on the occasion of the release of the special issue of International Crimes and History dedicated to Crimean Tatars under Tsarist Russia and Soviet Union, the Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) held a conference on the subject of Crimea and the Crimean Tatars.

TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS EXHIBITION: “WITH THE INTENTION OF THE POMEGRANATE”

On 6 April 2016 in the Tophane-i Amire Culture and Arts Center of Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey held the inauguration of a postcard exhibition illustrating the 800 years of Turkish-Armenian relations.

(R.) AMBASSADOR DR. M. ŞÜKRÜ ELEKDAĞ WAS HOSTED BY AVİM

On 4 April 2016, the Center for Eurasian Studies (AVİM) held a conference titled “An Evaluation of Armenian Claims in Light of the Verdicts of the Constitutional Council of France and the ECHR” with (R.) Ambassador Dr. M. Şükrü Elekdağ as the speaker.

ULUSLARARASI SUÇLAR VE TARİH / INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND HISTORY LATEST ISSUE LAUNCHED

The latest issue of  UST / ICH on 'Crimean Tatars under Tsarist Russia and Soviet Union' has been launched

CALL FOR PAPERS: REVIEW OF ARMENIAN STUDIES (ISSUE #33)

We are now welcoming contributions for the 33^rd issue of Review of Armenian Studies

AVİM's new website has been launched on 15.03.2016. We hope you will like it. We kindly ask for your understanding for the possible inconveniences due to technical adjustment problems. 

AVİM offers traineeship opportunities all year round. Unfortunately AVİM is not able to provide any financial support to its trainees. Also trainees are supposed to take care of the health insurance, visa application process, accommodation costs and arrangements, local and international transportation.

On Wednesday, 17 February, during the rush-hour traffic, a terrorist attack was carried out in Ankara’s Merasim Street against service vehicles carrying civilian and military personal. 28 citizens lost their lives, while 61 were injured during the attack. This deplorable news has brought great sorrow to AVİM.

The newly published 32nd issue of the Review of Armenian Studies journal contains 8 articles and 3 book reviews.