Mahmut Konuk was born on 01.01.1957 in Kurtalan. His father, Abdurrahman (originally Khosrof-Xosrof), is an Islamized, Kurdified Armenian, and his mother, Nefiye, is Kurdish. His grandfather’s name is Vartan, his grandmother’s is Nergis. He had his elementary and secondary education in Kurtalan and completed the Health Sciences High School in Van. In 1975, he started to work as a sanitarian in Çukurca, Hakkari. He received his first exile in Hakkari: he was exiled from the County of Çukurca to the …
Year: 2017
By Ann-Margret “Maggie” Yonan Turlock, Ca. 8/7/2017 On Monday, August 7th, 2017 Assyrians of Stanislaus County with the help of the coordinator, Carmen Mourad held an Assyrian Genocide Remembrance Day at CSU Stanislaus in the Mainstage Theater to commemorate the Assyrian genocide from 1914-1918. The evening started at 6 pm with a reception of Assyrian appetizers in the main lobby, including an art exhibit at the gallery featuring Nahrin Malki, Jelbert Karami, Fadi Khiyo, and Ninos Chammo. The president of the university, …