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Komitas Film MARCH 22, 2014 MirTHErARoMENr IAN -Spe ctator Volume LXXXIV, NO. 35, Issue 4329 $ 2.00 NEWS IN BRIEF The First English Language Armenian Weekly in the United States Since 1932 Panel on Genocide Sherman Encourages Held in Istanbul Kerry to Support Scholar Captures Tragedy, Miracle ISTANBUL (Armenpress) — A conference was held in Istanbul on March 16 devoted to the 100th Affirmation of Of Aurora Mardiganian’s Life Story anniversary of the Armenian Genocide titled “One Minute to 2015: Our past and future.” Armenian Genocide The Turkish Demokrathaber.net reported that the participating panelists called on Turkey to face WASHINGTON — By Alin Gregorian Raises its history. The first session of the conference was During a hearing this Mirror-Spectator staff week before the House Concerns entitled “2015 woman’s face” and was dedicated to Committee on Foreign the events held against the women during the Affairs, Rep. Brad Over Azeri ARLINGTON, Mass. — Armenian Genocide. It was stated that about Sherman (D-CA) In the 1920s, the name 200,000 women were kidnapped or violently killed. praised Secretary of Hostilities and face of Aurora State John Kerry for Mardiganian were well Anniversary of his Senate record on the Armenian known in the United Genocide and encouraged him to continue States and beyond. Her Tehlirian Assassination to advocate for US affirmation. autobiography, Ravished ”I commend you as Senator Kerry for Armenia; the Story of Of Talaat Marked Aurora Mardiganian , was your incredible record fighting for the BERLIN (PanArmenian.net) — March 15 marked recognition of the Armenian Genocide and a bestseller and the movie based on it, “An the 93rd anniversary of the assassination of Talaat hope that as Pasha by Soghomon Tehlirian in Berlin. The assas - Secretary Kerry you Auction of Souls,” was a hit too. sination was part of Operation Nemesis, a covert will do likewise,” effort by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation. stated Sherman. However, in the ensuing decades, Tehlirian assassinated Talaat in front of witness - Inviting Kerry to es as an act of vengeance for his role in orchestrat - submit his answers she was forgotten, becoming another ing the Armenian Genocide. Tehlirian was tried for for the record, murder, but was eventually acquitted by the Sherman also raised one of the anony - mous casualties of Above: A photo from German court. The trial of Tehlirian was a sensa - concerns about 1929, when Mardiganian tional event at the time. It examined not only Azerbaijan’s hostile the Armenian Genocide. was 28. Below: A movie Tehlirian’s actions but also his conviction that acts against poster for “Ravished She is now being Talaat was the main person behind the Genocide. Rep. Brad Sherman Armenians and Armenia,” previously reclaimed by the The defense attorneys made no attempt to deny (D-CA) recounted the brutal titled, “Auction of Souls” that Tehlirian had killed a man, and instead focused murder in Hungary Armenians in an effort led by Dr. on the influence of the Armenian Genocide on at a 2004 NATO Tehlirian’s mental state. Partnership for Peace training program of Hayk Demoyan, director of the It took the jury slightly over an hour to render a Armenian Army Lieutenant Gurgen verdict of “not guilty” based on the account of Margaryan by Azeri Army Lieutenant Ramil Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan. Demoyan presented an illustrated lecture about Mardiganian on March 8 at Tehlirian’s experience during the Genocide. Safarov, as well as continued threats by Tehlirian died in 1960 in San Francisco. Azerbaijan’s president to shoot down any the Armenian Cultural Foundation, at a program co-sponsored by the founda - planes flying in and out of the Stepanakert tion, the Armenian International Women’s Association and the National airport in the Republic of Nagorno Association for Armenian Studies and Research. Villagers in Turkey Karabagh. see MARDIGANIAN, page 12 see SHERMAN, page 16 Seek Renovations for Church Used as Barn Turkey Suspends Ex-Police Intelligence Switzerland Files VAN (Hurriyet Daily News) — A historical structure here which once was an Armenian church, has Suit in ECHR been converted into a hayloft after serving as a Head for ‘Negligence’ in Dink Case school for some time. ISTANBUL (Hurriyet Daily News) — A for - Akyürek’s dismissal on the basis that he Grand Chamber Villagers filled the former church in the Korlu vil - mer police intelligence head accused of “tarnished the image and credibility of the lage of the Çatak district, 18 miles from Van, and “negligence” over the murder of the police department” due to his negligence in In Perinçek Case appealed to the authorities to renovate it. Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink Dink’s murder. Van Culture and Tourism Provincial Director has been suspended from duty following a Police officers who notified Akyürek of BERN (Armenpress) — Switzerland Muzaffer Aktug said the renovation could be start - long internal investigation, even though an his suspension March 16 also seized his requested that the European Court of ed soon. police identity and gun. Human Rights have the case of Dogu Villagers have attached a wooden door to the Akyürek had controversially Perinçek referred to the Grand church, some parts of which are about to collapse, received two promotions after Chamber for review, the Federal Office and tried to restore it to prevent it from collapsing. serving as the head of police intel - of Justice (FoJ) announced. A review Tourists had come to the village to look at the ligence, despite claims of wrong - would clarify the scope available to the church, but it was mostly neglected. doing during Dink’s murder. Swiss authorities in applying Swiss Many of the villagers had been students atted - He was first appointed as the criminal law to combat racism. ning the school. head of the Department of In the Grand Chamber’s judgment in Strategy Development and then the case of Perinçek v. Switzerland, as the head of the Inspection which is not final, the European Court Board in the Police Department of Human Rights held, by a majority, INSI DE Headquarters — despite being the that there had been a violation of subject to an investigation him - Article 10 (freedom of expression) of Ramazan Akyürek self. The Interior Ministry dis - the European Convention on Human charged Akyürek from his post in Rights. The case concerned the criminal Komitas connection to those accusations conviction of Perinçek for publicly chal - administrative court initially rejected in October 2013 and appointed lenging the existence of the Armenian demands for his removal. him as an expert to the Department of genocide. The ruling of December 17, Film Ramazan Akyürek, who served as the Strategy Development, where he served 2013, where the competent chamber of Page 10 head of police intelligence between May until being removed as part of the mass the European Court of Human Rights 2006 and October 2009, received a notice purges in the wake of the December 17, determined that the Swiss courts’ rul - of suspension on the grounds that he 2013, graft probe. ings violated the appellant’s right to “erased information in his past duties” in a Akyürek also served as the head of the freedom of expression, is not final. manner that was contrary to regulations. police in the Black Sea province of Trabzon According to the 43rd and 44th articles INDEX Dink was murdered in January 2007. between December 2003 and May 2006. of the European Convention, in three Arts and Living . 10 Inspectors allegedly determined that Father Andrea Santoro was murdered at a months the sides may demand that the Armenia . 2 some of that information Akyürek erased church in the area on February 2006 under case is reviewed by the Grand Chamber Community News. 4 may be related to the period during which his watch. of the European Court of Human Editorial . 14 International . 3 Dink was assassinated after receiving It has been claimed that former Istanbul Rights. Employee of the Information increasing threats. Governor, Erol Çakir, made a note in Department of the Swiss Federal Office The Interior Ministry was seeking see SUSPENSION, page 16 see SWITZERLAND, page 16 2 S ATURDAY , M ARCH 22, 2014 T HE A RMENIAN M IRROR -S PECTATOR ARMENIA News From Armenia Habitat for Humanity Armenia Team Visits US (Luiza Vardanyan, executive director ty to help us to mobilize resources and USAID; also HFH Armenia has coopera - of Habitat for Humanity Armenia, and efforts to fight against poverty housing in tion and collaboration with more than Armenia Participates in Seda Arzumanyan, resource develop - Armenia. Luiza Vardanyan, executive direc - 20 UN agencies and local NGOs beings a ment manager, are taking part in a tor, and me, Seda Arzumanyan, resource member of Disaster Management MITT International fundraising trip in the US April 25 development manager, from Habitat for Country team and within framework of Tourism Expo through May 9, with stops planned in Humanity Armenia will take part in the US National Platform. Massachusetts, California, Ohio and New Fundraising trip. We’ll travel from April 25 Q: What is the cost of an average YEREVAN (Armenpress) — The National York. This online interview with them till May 9, 2014 and we schedule different dwelling that you build there? Competitiveness Foundation of Armenia, along was conducted by the Mirror-Spectator meetings in Massachusetts, California, A: It is various and depends on the with 10 tourism companies, is representing last week.) Ohio and New York. construction work. For the renovation Armenia at the MITT International Travel & Q: What has the HFH Armenia accom - Our US fundraising trip plan plans to and half build completion projects, per Tourism Expo in Moscow, March 19-22. The Press plished during its years in Armenia? raise at least $60,000 to support another family support average cost is $3,000.
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