This webinar is organized by the Armenian Genocide Research Program of the Promise Armenian Institute at UCLA . It is co-sponsored by the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, the Armenian Bar Association, and the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR).

Monday, June 16, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (Pacific Time)
Webinar

Join us for a special webinar presenting groundbreaking research on the fate of Armenian properties confiscated during and after the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

This study examines how these so-called “Abandoned Properties” (referred to as Emval-i Metruke) were publicly auctioned, with announcements published in local newspapers across 34 cities and towns in the early decades of the Turkish Republic. Independent researcher Sait Çetinoğlu compiled these invaluable materials over many years. With the support of the Armenian Genocide Research Program (AGRP), this entire archive has now been digitized, translated into English, and made fully searchable for the first time. This research sheds light on the systematic expropriation and redistribution of Armenian wealth—an essential and parallel dimension of the genocide. It also confronts the archival challenges of recovering these fragmented records and invites collaboration from those who may have access to additional material.

AGRP Director Dr. Taner Akçam will place the findings in a broader historical context—exploring the intersection of mass violence, state policy, and economic plunder—and help expand our collective understanding of this lesser-known chapter of the Armenian Genocide.

Sponsor(s): Armenian Genocide Research Program, PAI, Ararat-Eskijian Museum, Armenian Bar Association, National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)