October 24, 2008 - 16:16 AMT
Conference on Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey due in Brussels Nov. 13
The Armenian General Benevolent Union Europe will host a conference in the European Parliament on the rediscovery of Armenians and of Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey on November 13.

The conference is open to all and is part of the official European Year for Intercultural Dialogue. It will review the recent public debate in Turkey on the country's forgotten Armenian heritage in the light of recent groundbreaking artistic and intellectual contributions in Turkey itself. It will also examine the significance of Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey from a European perspective, the AGBU told PanARMENIAN.Net.

Speakers at the conference will include Fethiye Cetin, author of the book "My Grandmother", Osman Koker, creator of the groundbreaking exhibition "My Dear Brother", art historian Professor Patrick Donabedian as well as historian Vahe Tachjian and historian and publisher Ara Sarafian.