AGOS: the creation of a collective Armenian identity
AGOS: the creation of a collective Armenian identity

Summary/Abstract: AGOS, a weekly bilingual Armenian newspaper, is a good example of a minority newspaper that politicises Armenian identity. This research-based study analyses whether the newspaper has managed to create a collective identity for the Armenian community in contrast to mainstream society and a state policy which ignores minorities and their collective identity. The study evaluates how, and in what context, the newspaper has constructed a collective identity for Turkey’s Armenians. The study argues that the newspaper primarily aims to inculcate readers towards the democratisation of Turkey, while defending the identity of the community and voicing the problems which stem from state policies. The study is based on surveys conducted with one hundred Armenians, structured interviews with thirty participants and semi-structured interviews with Hrant Dink, the founder of the newspaper, and Mayda Saris, its art director.

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