Edward Tashji
Edward Tashji (* 1932 in Troy , New York ; † June 22, 2005 in Glen Oaks ) was an Armenian - Assyrian author and chairman of the "Turkish-Armenian Friendship Association" and PR manager of the "Federation of Turkish-American Associations". He appeared there as a lobbyist for Turkey .
Life
He was born in the United States to an Assyrian from Urfa and the Armenian Izabel from Balıkesir who emigrated from Turkey in the 1920s . Edward Tashji founded a choir called Ortadoğu at the age of sixteen .
From August 18 to 24, 1998 he presented an exhibition from his personal collection entitled “An American's Love for Turkey” in the National Library of Ankara and from March 10 to 16, 1999 in front of the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul .
Edward Tashji was married to Mary Tashji, an Armenian from Adıyaman . All his life he wore a badge with the image of the Turkish state founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk . His apartment in Queens was modeled on a miniature of the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.
He also took part in the Turkish-American Turkish Pride festival in New York, but was also a denier of the Armenian genocide .
He died on 22 June 2005 in Long Iceland Jewish Medical Center of Yeshiva University .
Works (selection)
- Armenian Allegations-The Truth Must Be Told ( Bana Türk Dostu Derler-Ermeni İddiaları, Gerçek Söylenmeli )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bana Türk dostu derler. Sabah , accessed February 5, 2015 .
- ^ A b Mary Tashji Türk Dostu Esi Edward Tashjiyi anlatti. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 5, 2015 ; accessed on February 4, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Tashji, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Armenian-Assyrian author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Troy , New York |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 22, 2005 |
| Place of death | Glen Oaks |