Institute for Armenian Research
Encyclopedia
Institute for Armenian Research (Ermeni Araştırmaları Enstitüsü; EREN) is a privately funded think tank
in Turkey established in April 2001 by the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies
. Ömer Engin Lütem is the chairman.
Jay Winter, Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale, describes the organisation and its role in the denial of the Armenian Genocide
as follows:
The Institute for Armenian Research organized two conferences in Turkey, bringing together academics specialising in Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, in April 2002 and in 2004.
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
in Turkey established in April 2001 by the Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies
Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies
Center for Eurasian Strategic Studies is a think tank based in Turkey.The Institute for Armenian Research is referred to as its subsidiary.- Publications :...
. Ömer Engin Lütem is the chairman.
Jay Winter, Charles J. Stille Professor of History at Yale, describes the organisation and its role in the denial of the Armenian Genocide
Denial of the Armenian Genocide
The denial of the Armenian Genocide is the assertion that the Armenian Genocide did not occur in the manner or to the extent described by scholarship...
as follows:
In order to institutionalize this campaign of denial and try to invest it with an aura of legitimacy, a "think-tank" was established in Ankara in April 2001. Operating under the name "Institute for Armenian Research" as a subsidiary of The Center For Eurasian Studies, with a staff of nine, this new outfit is now proactively engaged in contesting all claims of genocide by organizing a series of conferences, lectures, and interviews, and above all, through the medium of publications, including a quarterly.
Publications
- Armenian Studies (Ermeni Araştırmaları), bilingual quarterly in Turkish and English, published since 2001.
- Review of Armenian Studies, English quarterly, published since 2002
- Daily bulletin in Turkish and in English is published on the website.
The Institute for Armenian Research organized two conferences in Turkey, bringing together academics specialising in Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora, in April 2002 and in 2004.
Staff
- Ömer Engin Lütem, director
- Kamer Kasim
- Sedat Laçiner
- Ibrahim Kaya
- Serdar Palaybiyik
- Yıldız Deveci Bozkuş