Tag: Turkish History

In this article, Lerna Ekmekcioglu, a professor at MIT, explores the Armenian quest for a national home in the early years of the Turkish Republic in the 1920s.
Lerna Ekmekcioglu, a professor at MIT, delves into the discussion surrounding Armenian aspirations for a national home within the newly established Turkish Republic during the 1920s.
A new theory surrounding the Armenian genocide suggests that Jews, particularly the Ottoman Empire's Jewish bourgeoisie known as Sabbateans or Dönme, were responsible for orchestrating the massacre as a means to eliminate their Armenian rivals in the region.