Sivas is the third station of our Cultural Heritage project. The fieldwork took place between 28 September and 8 October, 6 districts of Sivas province were visited, Center, Zara, Gürün, Gemerek, Suşehir and Divriği.
The academic meeting titled 'The Social, Cultural and Economic History of Van and the Region' organised by Hrant Dink Foundation held on November 11-12, 2016 in Havak Hall, Istanbul.
The conference dealing with Izmir and the region's social, economic and cultural change between 1850 and 1950 took place on 24-25 November 2017, in Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center in Izmir. You can watch the presentation videos here.
A Consortium of eight civil society organisations periodically announces a Call for Proposals for the Grant Scheme within the framework of the programme Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process.
In the second roundtable meeting on education and discrimination, “needs”, “problems” and “suggestions” in education were discussed with participants consisting of various institutions and independent researchers.
In the panel, the issues of language politics, identity and discrimination in Turkey’s education system were discussed under the moderation of Ayşe Gül Altınay with the participation of Şerif Derince, Elmas Arus and Melisa Soran.
'Curating Memory: Dealing With the Past Through Museums in Europe and South Africa' took place on October 28, 2016 in the Havak Hall at the Hrant Dink Foundation. The panel had four international guests.
With the contribution of Zafer Kıraç, Mustafa Eren and Seçil Doğuç, the panel on the history of prisons and the discriminatory practices of the prison system in Turkey was held under the moderation of İdil Işıl Gül.
The discussion on popular culture, TV series sector, discrimination and representation was held with the participation of Tomris Giritlioglu, Gaye Boralıoğlu and Nilgün Öneş, who have accomplished many works in the sector.
Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme has been established by the Hrant Dink Foundation in 2014 within the framework of the programme Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process.
Hrant Dink Foundation's Western Armenian Language Courses 2016 Fall Semester was held in İstanbul from 26th September to 22nd November 2016, in partnership with the Gulbenkian Foundation.
Hrant Dink Foundation’s Summer Program on Western Armenian Language and Culture was held in Istanbul for the first time from 11th of July to 12th of August 2016, in collaboration with Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.