Woooot!

oncelikle 1-10 temmuz tarihleri arasinda biz sizi haberdar edecegiz deyip, 10 temmuza kadar beklemeyip, beni de ulser yapmayan koc uni'ye tesekkurlerimi sunuyorum.

beklenen mujde! ocak-subat ayindan beri uzerinde calistigim, mart itibariyle basvurumu yaptigim koc uni'nin art history and archaeology graduate programindan full fellowship geldi mi? geldi. costum mu? costum. masalara cikip oynadim mi? ee, oynamadim. oynardim aslinda, ama ortam musait degildi dun. onumuzdeki maclara bakacagiz. yani illa ki bir masaya cikip oynama ortami olusacaktir diye iyimser dusunmek istiyorum.

konuyla ilgili daha uzun yazarim gibi gibi. daha kontrati imzalayip yollamadim ama pazartesi onu da halledeyim, gercek bir memurin tavriyla isleri full resmiyete dokeyim, ondan sonra gelsin dunya turu, gitsin caribbean cruise? yok lan, iste tell-atchana/alalakh kazisina misafir gozlemci olarak katilim gosterme, belki bir iki sefer bodrum, en kisa zamanda mumkunse her odasina (iki) beni her an izleyecek ceiling cat yapistirdigim daire, and it takes two to tango. [note the masterful use of the oxford comma!]

hayat bana guzel be! (insert nazar boncugu)

Djulfa

Today is the commemoration of the 3rd anniversary of Djulfa's destruction. The historical Armenian cemetery of Djulfa had countless "khatchkars" (cross stones, some of which I actually saw in the Byzantium exhibition of the Royal Academy in London last week) which date back to various periods, most of them centuries old. On December 15, 2005, the remaining ones (which had escaped damage between 1998-2002) were destroyed by a group of Azerbaijani servicemen. Photos show that the cleaned up area was turned into military shooting range.

The website has more written information, photos, as well as the documentary itself. This not only a crime against Armenian culture, but against our collective cultural heritage as humankind. Don't let it go unnoticed.