Prominent hearable voices from both sides were the marginal groups, either genocide claims or denial of any such events. There have not been much done to establish reconciliation or dialogue between two nations. The objective of the proposed conference is to investigate the patterns and possible dynamics for peaceful coexistence between Turkish and Armenian societies. The conference aims to inspire Armenian and Turkish societies, public and researchers to explore new approaches and paths to peace, to employ mutual understanding and to explore future cooperation.

Proceedings of this conference will be published by the Raindrop Foundation.

Selected presentations will be developed to academic articles to be published by an academic press.

• Title: “Turkish-Armenian Question: What to do now?”
• Date: April 14, 2007
• Location: SMU, Dallas, Texas, USA
• Sponsors: Center for Turkish Studies, and Raindrop Foundation

Conference Program:

13 April, 2007- Friday: [At DoubleTree Hotel-8250 North Central Expressway]

• Conference reception for invited guests and speakers.

14 April, 2007- Saturday: [At SMU- Umphrey Lee Ballroom ]

Speakers:

His Holiness Mesrob II Mutafyan, Armenian Patriarch

Dr. Huseyin Cakillikoyak, Sociologist

Dr. Michael Fontenot, Southern University at Baton Rouge

Dr. Kemal Cicek, Turkish Department of History

Dr. Bulent Ozdemir, Balikesir University

Dr. Bekir Gunay, Kocaeli University

Ali Bayramoglu, Journalist

Dr. Safsafi Ahmed Al-Katury, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Dr. A. Christian van Gorder, Baylor University

Dr. Suleyman Demirci, Erciyes University

Atilla Kahveci, Global Cultural Connections

For more information:

Dogan Koc,

Conference Coordinator

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