Armenians who migrated to the American continent after the 19th century deeply affect the relations between the Republic of Turkey and the United States of America today, as well as they did in history. The most effective Armenian diaspora organizations are those which are active in USA. USA is the administration point of directing world…
Diasporas which can be defined as social groups “who have a mutual origin and are more or less permanently settled outside the borders of their ethnic or religious homelands” (Shain and Barth, 2003: 452) create an identity with unique characteristics. An idealized homeland, a common memory about the history of this homeland, alienation that diaspora…
Armenian diaspora activities against Turkey not only affect Turkish foreign politics, but also block the diplomatic intimacy between Turkey and Armenia. The diaspora harms the foreign politics of Turkey by making European Union countries accept the so-called genocide claims. The Armenian diaspora, creating an environment where they can have a voice in Europe especially in…
When we look at the diasporas in the world, we see that the most important diaspora after the Jewish diaspora is the Armenian diaspora. The Armenian diaspora, which is composed of the Armenians who have been dispersed in many countries around the world, is one that has more resources, one whose national identity is more…
In this study, I will mention the events that I experienced regarding the Armenian Question with some Armenians from the Armenian diaspora and American academics during the time period when I was working at the Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence program at the Chatham University in Pittsburgh in the 2010-2011 Academic year. Within the scope of the above-mentioned…