Faced with more than 30 years of injustice, our struggle against the eventual demolition of Camp Armen, the orphanage built with the hands of Armenian orphans, has been continuing for 22 days. Those who tried to demolish the orphanage with bulldozers 22 days ago claim that it will eventually be returned to Armenian people and […]
Today, in the 18th day of our Kamp Armen resistance, the current property owner of the Kamp, Fatih Ulusoy, has just declared that he would transfer property rights of the Kamp to Gedikpasa Armenian Protestant Foundation. To the press, national and international community which have been watching and supporting our resistance, we once again declare […]
The Armenian Weekly – 19.5.2015 Protesters entered day 14 of a live-in demonstration at Camp Armen, the former Armenian summer camp located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul. The camp had been marked for demolition to make room for luxury residential buildings. Yet, soon after the demolition began on May 6, work was halted when concerned citizens […]
To the press and public, Only days had passed since we came together to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide when we received news that the Tuzla Armenian orphanage was being demolished. It was just a few days ago that we raised our voices all across Turkey and remembered the deepest wound of […]
http://www.horizonweekly.ca ISTANBUL—A former summer camp primarily for Armenian orphans located in the Istanbul suburb of Tuzla is expected to be demolished at the end of May in order to build luxury villas on the site, Today’ Zaman reports. A total of 1,500 orphaned children, such as the late Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrank Dink, spent summers at […]
BIANET.ORG Nor Zartonk made a statement and called out to protect Camp Armen, a former Armenian orphanage in Tuzla district of İstanbul after the attempt of demolition the camp. “We call everyone who supports our mutual past and future to protect Camp Armen. In Nor Artonk’s statement, it was emphasized that Camp Armen, built with […]
http://www.todayszaman.com Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) parliamentary deputy candidates of Armenian descent, such as Murad Mıhçı and Garo Paylan, who said the owner is now open to offers for the land, have shown their solidarity to resist the destruction of the former home of Dink, who was assassinated in 2007. Many activists rushed to the scene […]
http://www.todayszaman.com Even though the demolition has been halted due to the public protests over the past week, five bedrooms, the camp director’s room, the chapel and some of the surrounding fences have already been demolished. Garabet Orunöz (55), who grew up in the orphanage, told Today’s Zaman that the decision to halt the demolition is […]
DİHA Yesterday, Turkish bulldozers attempted to raze Camp Armen in Istanbul, a camp attended by thousands of Armenian children, including slain Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and his wife Rakel. According to the newspaper Agos, in the early hours yesterday morning, construction machinery entered the camp (located in the Tuzla neighborhood of Istanbul) and demolished part […]
Agos newspaper – 5.6.2015 Heavy demolition equipment belonging to a private company entered the Tuzla Camp around 10 AM, and began demolishing the buildings. The camp is among the most symbolically significant of Armenian community properties unlawfully seized by the State. The camp had become a home for impoverished Armenian children who in the aftermath […]