As part of the KarDes: Multicultural Memory Tours Guide mobile application project, the launch event of the "Istanbul’s Water Heritage Tour", prepared in collaboration with the Netherlands Institute in Turkey and Radboud University, with the support of Vrije University, will take place on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at the Hrant Dink Foundation Havak Hall.
KarDes Multicultural Memory Tour Guide mobile application brings together the multicultural history and memory of Diyarbakir with the newly added Hançepek, the Other Neighborhood and Yenişehir tours!
In this episode of Azınlık Hâlleri, we discussed the significance of music for minorities, with a particular focus on Armenians with our guest, Melissa Bilal. We also explored how lullabies carry memory across generations.
Hrant Dink, who was assassinated 18 years ago in front of the Sebat Building, where Agos Newspaper's former office was located, was commemorated by thousands of people on Sunday, January 19, at 15:00.
This text was first published in two parts in the January 12 and 19, 2007 issues of Agos. You can read Hrant Dink's article “Why Was I Targeted?”, written one week before he was assasinated on January 19, 2007, in which he describes being targeted, here.
You can read Hrant Dink's February 24, 2005 article on being a minority in Turkey.
The Anarad Hığutyun Building has been home to the Hrant Dink Foundation since 2015. Spaces at the building are now available to rent.
With the KarDes Multicultural Memory Tour Guide mobile application, you can discover the little-known stories of cities through memory tours. You can download KarDes to your phones and tablets for free.