Faced with more than 30 years of injustice, our struggle against the eventual demolition of Camp Armen, the orphanage built with the hands of Armenian orphans, has been continuing for 22 days. Those who tried to demolish the orphanage with bulldozers 22 days ago claim that it will eventually be returned to Armenian people and […]
Today, in the 18th day of our Kamp Armen resistance, the current property owner of the Kamp, Fatih Ulusoy, has just declared that he would transfer property rights of the Kamp to Gedikpasa Armenian Protestant Foundation. To the press, national and international community which have been watching and supporting our resistance, we once again declare […]
The Armenian Weekly – 19.5.2015 Protesters entered day 14 of a live-in demonstration at Camp Armen, the former Armenian summer camp located in the Tuzla district of Istanbul. The camp had been marked for demolition to make room for luxury residential buildings. Yet, soon after the demolition began on May 6, work was halted when concerned citizens […]
DİHA Yesterday, Turkish bulldozers attempted to raze Camp Armen in Istanbul, a camp attended by thousands of Armenian children, including slain Armenian journalist Hrant Dink and his wife Rakel. According to the newspaper Agos, in the early hours yesterday morning, construction machinery entered the camp (located in the Tuzla neighborhood of Istanbul) and demolished part […]
Agos newspaper – 5.6.2015 Heavy demolition equipment belonging to a private company entered the Tuzla Camp around 10 AM, and began demolishing the buildings. The camp is among the most symbolically significant of Armenian community properties unlawfully seized by the State. The camp had become a home for impoverished Armenian children who in the aftermath […]
