Review of Armenian Studies
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ARMENIAN STUDIES

ՀԱՅԱԳԻՏԱԿԱՆ ՄԻՋԱԶԳԱՅԻՆ ՀԱՆԴԵՍ
Вестник Арменоведения
МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЙ АРМЕНОВЕДЧЕСКИЙ ЖУРНАЛ
  • Mariam Hovsepyan - The Coverage of Educational and Cultural Issues of the First Republic of Armenia in the Pages of the “Chakatamart” Daily Newspaper (1918–1920)
    11 Pages | 48-59 | DOI: 10.54503/1829-4073-2025.2.48-59 | Language: English

    Revceived on: 2025-03-18 | Reviewed on: 2025-03-25 | Accepted for printing on: 2025-08-29

    Published in: 2025 N 2 (38) / History

    The Armistice of Mudros, signed on October 30, 1918, provided an opportunity for Armenian intellectuals who had survived the Genocide to publish periodicals in Constantinople. Among these publications was the highly regarded daily newspaper “Chakatamart”. The newspaper addressed various issues concerning the Armenian people, including the internal and external political challenges faced by the First Republic of Armenia. One of its key areas of focus was the fundamental problems in the educational and cultural sectors. “Chakatamart” covered these topics through news reports prepared by its own correspondents, interviews, and reprints from newspapers published in Armenia. The articles were objective and impartial, while its analytical pieces stood out for their optimism and offered solutions to the problems in the fields of education and culture. The newspaper presented these issues in a positive light and generally approached the shortcomings and deficiencies in the government's work with leniency, attributing them to the evolving circumstances of the Armenian Question. Almost every issue of the “Chakatamart” periodical included publications related to the restoration and reopening of Armenian educational institutions and cultural centers.

    KeywordsMudros Armistice Armenian Question Armenian Periodicals in Constantinople First Republic of Armenia “Chakatamart” Daily Newspaper Educational and Cultural Issues “Life in Armenia” Section.

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