Aykut Ozturk On April 3rd, 2018 the Armenian National Academy of Sciences hosted an international conference organised by me and my colleagues at my host organisation, namely the Department of Diaspora Studies of the Institute of Ethnography and Archeology. In the event, 5 academics including me presented papers on different diasporic formations and experiences. Ruben […]
Between June 25 and July 13, 2018, a group of five students and two professors from the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia (NUACA) were hosted at MEF University in Istanbul, as part of the Turkey-Armenia Dialogue Programme series, organised by the Hrant Dink Foundation in partnership with Gyumri Youth Initiative Centre. Within the framework of MEF University’s Design and […]
Yervand Abrahamyan Following my arrival at Istanbul, I started my academic and extracurricular activities as a fellow of Hrant Dink Foundation in my host organization. I also got involved in a youth organization called “Istanbul&I” which consists of multicultural, multilingual group members. They are mostly concentrated on youth education and integration of asylum seekers in […]
Astghik Karapetyan On April 14th, I have organised a workshop on Armenia. I presented information on Armenian history, religion, creation of the alphabet and the peculiarities of the language. The aim of the workshop was to introduce people with Armenian history and culture. I am grateful to Karakutu Association and Hrant Dink Foundation for giving […]
Turkey-Armenia Fellowship Scheme was established by the Hrant Dink Foundation in 2014 with a view to encourage cross-border affiliation and cooperation of professionals from the two neighbouring countries, within the framework of the programme Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process financed by the European Union. The scheme particularly aims to enable cross-border learning opportunities in areas where […]
A group of 7 journalists from Turkey visited Armenia from May 25th to 29th, 2017 as part of the Turkey-Armenia Journalists’ Dialogue Programme, organised by the Hrant Dink Foundation in partnership with Gyumri Youth Initiative Centre with the support of the UK Government’s Conflict, Security and Stability Fund. In the 9th year of the programme, which aims […]
Miqayel Voskanyan & Friends, who were awarded with Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant, will perform in Istanbul for the first time as part of A Corner in the World festival. The concert will be held on October 8, 2016 at Club Quartier Moda. Miqayel Voskanyan & Friends is a Yerevan-based folk fusion music band. Founded in 2011, […]
Scholars Specializing in Ottoman Studies Visited Institutes and Universities in Armenia; A group of 5 academics from Turkey specializing in Ottoman language, literature and history visited Armenia from May 30th to June 2nd, 2017, as part of the Turkey-Armenia Dialogue Programme series, organised by the Hrant Dink Foundation in partnership with Gyumri Youth Initiative Centre with the support of the UK Government’s Conflict, Stability and […]
Building Bridges in the Region; Elif Yağmur Turan from Turkey, UWCD’18, received the Hrant Dink Travel Grant to come to study in Armenia at UWC Dilijan for the spring term in 2017 The Travel Grant supports various activities such as partnership building and networking, cross-border and academic cooperation projects including exchange programs, aiming to contribute […]