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The 23.5 book, published by the 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory, is now available in Turkish and English.

Shaped around the themes of Memory, Truth, Confrontation, Action, and Hope, the book brings together 16 writers from Turkey and around the world in dialogue with Hrant Dink's own writing. Drawing on experiences from South Africa to the Americas and Europe, 23.5 invites us to think together about a future in which coexistence is possible.

Available from the 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory, the Hrant Dink Foundation, bookstores, and online platforms.

For more information about the book: https://t.co/k1ZcsM9MD3

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Photographer and archivist Greg Jundanian is the next guest of our "Ancestral Journeys: Reflections on Land and Belonging" series.

On Thursday, June 11, Jundanian will share his journey to Arapgir, the region his family originates from, as well as his work preserving collective memory through the Armenians of Whitinsville archival project. The project documents a community established by Armenians who emigrated from the Harput region in the early 1880s, transforming family photographs, handwritten recipes, and audio recordings into digital memory.

Moderated by Aylin Vartanyan Dilaver
Venue: Hrant Dink Foundation Anarad Hığutyun Building
Thursday, June 11, 16:00

*The talk will be in English and there will be no simultaneous translation.

To register: https://t.co/NH1VKklQAs

[HrantDink Foundation @HrantDinkFnd]

The 23.5 book, published by the 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory, is now available in Turkish and English.

Shaped around the themes of Memory, Truth, Confrontation, Action, and Hope, the book brings together 16 writers from Turkey and around the world in dialogue with Hrant Dink's own writing. Drawing on experiences from South Africa to the Americas and Europe, 23.5 invites us to think together about a future in which coexistence is possible.

Available from the 23.5 Hrant Dink Site of Memory, the Hrant Dink Foundation, bookstores, and online platforms.

For more information about the book: https://t.co/k1ZcsM9MD3

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"Perhaps the most striking summary of what took place on April 24, can be found in the final words of Khajag, an Armenian intellectual, when he was about to be forced into exile: 'They are taking me far away from here, my love'"

For the complete article of Hrant Dink: https://t.co/IEsMXg5WcK

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Born on April 3, Dario Moreno won first place in a singing competition held in France in 1957, where the audience’s applause determined the winner. The applause he received was so immense that it cracked the measuring device!
The story of Moreno is on the #KarDes Karataş tour.

You can download KarDes mobile app for free: https://t.co/BlqRFmaTNI

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You're invited | Women of Rebetiko: A Journey in the Footsteps of Music and Memory

📅 March 10, 2026, Tuesday
🕕 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
📍 Hrant Dink Foundation Anarad Hığutyun Building
🔗 To register: https://t.co/d4aW8lxagJ
*The event will be in Turkish with no simultaneous interpretation.

Women of Rebetiko, brought to life by Lidya Durmazgüler, is an interdisciplinary memory and music project that creates space for the marginalized and overlooked voices of women in rebetiko music.

🎵 At this event, we will hear Lidya Durmazgüler's presentation on the historical and cultural background of rebetiko music in the context of the population exchange, followed by a performance focusing on the lives of women rebetiko artists.

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The poet Zahrad often used cats in his poetry. In one of his poems, he included his cat Jondor among the family members who came to see him off.
The story of Zahrad, who had a special bond with the cats of Kınalıada, is on the #KarDes Kınalıada tour.#CatDay

To download the KarDes mobile application for free: https://t.co/BlqRFmaTNI

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📅 February 25, 2026, Wednesday
🕒 4:00-6:00 PM
📍 Venue: Hrant Dink Foundation Anarad Hığutyun Building
🔗 For more information and to register: https://t.co/kjNK57NBt3
* The talk will be in English, simultaneous translation will not be provided.

You are invited to Mneesha Gellman's talk examining how Indigenous high school students resist assimilation and assert their identities through access to Indigenous language classes in public schools.

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On Monday, 19 January at 14:30 (GMT+3), Hrant Dink will be commemorated in front of the Sebat Building which used to house the Agos newspaper, where he was assassinated 19 years ago. 🕊️

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In the film 'Memory Too Low For Words' by Ümit Kıvanç (@umit_k), you can witness Hrant Dink’s passion which made him a target, and hear from his own voice his dreams for Turkey and the world in these tumultuous days. To watch the film: https://t.co/DkWsESqvoF

[HrantDink Foundation @HrantDinkFnd]

In the film 'Memory Too Low For Words' by Ümit Kıvanç (@umit_k), you can witness Hrant Dink’s passion which made him a target, and hear from his own voice his dreams for Turkey and the world in these tumultuous days. To watch the film: https://t.co/DkWsESqvoF

[HrantDink Foundation @HrantDinkFnd]

In the film 'Memory Too Low For Words' by Ümit Kıvanç (@umit_k), you can witness Hrant Dink’s passion which made him a target, and hear from his own voice his dreams for Turkey and the world in these tumultuous days. To watch the film: https://t.co/DkWsESqvoF

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In this talk, Marianna Hovhannisyan situates the concept of "archive" as a theoretical inquiry and a site of contested knowledge, examining how Armenian cultural production is defined by fragmentations and archival absences.

📅 January 8, Thursday
🕒 4:00-6:00 PM
📍 Venue: Hrant Dink Foundation Anarad Hığutyun Building
🔗 To register: https://t.co/hU3F1xvY2X
*The talk will be in English, simultaneous translation will not be provided.

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We hope that 2026 will be a year in which co-existence is strengthened, and dialogue and peace prevail.

This year, we will continue our work to keep cultural heritage alive, to advocate for human rights and minority rights, to strengthen dialogue and democracy, to support civil society, and to contribute to the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations.

Happy New Year!

📌 We are sharing the cover image that Kulis Magazine prepared as it entered 1986, featuring the note "Happy New Year and Christmas" in Armenian. With this post, where we animated Berç Toroser's illustration using artificial intelligence, we wish you a happy new year. ✨🎄

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“Whatever I’ve created, I’ve created with joy and love.”

Aliye Berger, one of Turkey’s first engraving artists, was born on 24 December 1903 in Büyükada. Berger became known in the art world with her famous painting “Sun Rising”. You can explore Aliye Berger’s story at #KarDes.

Download KarDes mobile app for free: https://t.co/TDo896h5q5

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With the warm smile of “Hafize Ana” and the affectionate voice of the “Storyteller Auntie,” Adile Naşit, who holds a place in the hearts of generations is Adela, the granddaughter of Beyoğlu’s famous Kanto singer Küçük Virjin and the fiddler Yorgo Efendi.

Discover her life story, with roots extending to the Kanto stages and a rise reaching Şehzadebaşı’s Millet Theatre, on the “Stories of Istanbul’s Multicultural Women” tour in the #KarDes app.

Download the #KarDes mobile app for free: https://t.co/BlqRFmaTNI

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Following our talks with Anahid Nazarian and Carolyn Rapkievian in June, and Deborah Valoma in November, our "Ancestral Journeys: Reflections on Land and Belonging" series continues on November 27 with Paul Vartan Sookiasian.

My Return to Arapgir and the Lives That Led Me There
November 27, 2025, Thursday, 16:00–18:00
Moderator: Aylin Vartanyan

Paul Vartan Sookiasian, a writer working at CivilNet in Yerevan, will share his years of family history research and his journey to Arapgir—a century after his family left.

📍 Venue: Anarad Hığutyun Building
🗣️ Language: English
🔗 To register: https://t.co/vUyRwOM4vB

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“There is nothing left, they took whatever we had... we had to sleep on the floor.”

Based on his own life, author Zaven Biberyan describes the trauma and change of a family that lost all they had with the Capital Tax Law.

You can hear his story on the #KarDes, Moda Tour.

On November 11, 1942, the Capital Tax Law was enacted, imposing a heavy tax burden on minorities, forcing them to sell everything they owned. Those who couldn't pay their debts were either forced to work or sent into exile.

Biberyan's story is featured in the Moda Memory Tour on #KarDes.

You can download the KarDes mobile app for free and discover the multicultural stories of Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Diyarbakır: https://t.co/BlqRFmaTNI

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David Kazanjian will discuss how we can rethink the concept of reparation through Sarkis's exhibitions Respiro (Venice Biennale 2015) and 7 Tage, 7 Nächte (Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden 2024).

🔗 To register: https://t.co/Swq04Q6iGl

🗓️ November 17, Monday, 16.00
📍 Hrant Dink Foundation - Anarad Hığutyun Building
🗣️ *The talk will be in English.