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Dr. Umit Kurt to Speak on Gaziantep-area Armenian Genocide

FRESNO, California

California State University's Fresno campus issued the following news release:

Visiting professor in Armenian Studies Dr. Umit Kurt will give his
second public lecture on "Proactive Local Perpetrators: Mehmet Yasin
(Sani Kutlug) and Ali Cenani" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16, in the
University Business Center, Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191.

In his presentation, Dr. Kurt will recover the stories Mehmet Yasin
and Ali Cenani of Aintab, modern-day Gaziantep, and in the surrounding
district. Biographies of a genocide's local leaders can illustrate the
social processes, institutional cultures, and power relations that
undergirded the violence. This lecture hopes to do this by
highlighting the human element: the actors, their motives, and their
actions.

Kurt was appointed the 15th Henry S. Khanzadian Kazan Visiting
Professor in Armenian Studies for the fall 2018 semester. A free
parking code for lots P6 and P5 can be obtained by calling the
Armenian Studies program at 559.278.2669.