Killing Orders: Talat Pasha's Telegrams and the Armenian Genocide

(On June 14, 2018, the American University of Armenia (AUA)’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences hosted Dr. Taner Akçam, who delivered a public lecture on Turkish denialism of the Armenian Genocide and the killing orders in Ottoman Interior Minister Talat Pasha’s telegrams.)

A Look Back, A Look Ahead: A Conversation with Prof. Taner Akcam

(On April 12, 2022 Dr. Taner Akçam engaged in a conversation with NAASR Academic Director Marc A. Mamigonian about the evolution of Akçam’s work, the history and development of Armenian genocide studies, the challenges facing the field, and his plans for the future in his new role as the inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program at UCLA.)

1923-2023: Reflecting on a New Republic in its Centennial

(On December 17, 2022, Dr. Taner Akçam spoke in a Zoom panel discussion about the founding premises of the Turkish Republic and the ways in which it created structural inequalities. Dr. Akçam spoke about the significance of rethinking Turkey in 2023 on the centennial of its founding, as well as its connection to New York Times Magazine’s The 1619 Project.)

Dr. Taner Akcam: Evaluating the Centennial of the Republic and Democracy

(Dr. Taner Akçam engaged in a conversation with freelance journalist Ezo Özer about the denial of the Armenian genocide and the nature of democracy and human rights in Turkey. In the first part of the interview, Dr. Akçam detailed the primary reasons for Turkish denial of the Armenian genocide. In the second part, he attributed factors such as the historic exclusion of Christian groups (i.e. Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Kurdish Alevis) from being considered equal Turkish citizens to inequalities embedded in Turkey’s founding in 1923. Dr. Akçam stressed the need for a new Turkish origin story that includes the persecutions, deportations, and massacres of different ethnic-religious groups.)

Part 1: Why is the Armenian genocide so persistently denied?

Part 2: This state is built on destroying its own citizens

January 5, 2023: A Conversation with Turkish Activists on Hrant Dink's Assassination and the Necessity for a New Republic

Liberation and Establishment: Interview with Dr. Taner Akcam by Aris Nalci (ArtiGercekTV)

(In a January 8, 2023 interview with journalist Aris Nalci, Dr. Taner Akçam discussed the founding premises of Turkey and how they created a basis for enduring structural inequalities.)