Presentation of books on Armenian genocide in Yerevan State University
On April 18, 2012 in the session hall of YSU Academic council took place the presentation of books published in YSU. During the presentation the following books were presented <<Massacres of the Armenians in Cilicia (1909, April)>> by Hrachik Simonyan, 4 volumes of <<Turks about Turks>>, 
<<Ani>> by Hovhannes Shiraz,<<Microtoponyms of Hamshen>> by Lusine Sahakyan, <<The battle of Arakelots Vank>> by Andranik, <<Ziya Golap and <<Theory of Turkish Studies>>>> by Alexander Safaryan and <<In the land of blood and tears>> by Jakob Künzler. The books were published in YSU. The publication of the books is dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Armenian printing and to the declaration of Yerevan as a world book capital.
<<Massacres of the Armenians in Cilicia (1909, April)>> - the author depicts the massacres of Cilician Armenians in April, 1909. The author presents self-defense battles of the Armenians in some regions. The book is for historians, politicians, etc.
<<Turks about Turks>> (3rd volume) - here the viewpoints of Turkish historians, analysts on the Armenian genocide are presented. The viewpoints differ from the “official” Turkish ones. In the appendix of the book some documents on the trial of Young Turks are presented too.
<<Microtoponyms of Hamshen>> -in this book the author examines Armenian microtoponyms, that are still in use in colloquial Turkish spoken by Hemshin people in Hamshen, Chamlhemshin, Artashen (provinces in Turkish state Rize).
In the book the author mentioned about hundred microtoponyms, which she “collected” in 2010 during the
field work of Hemshin people. The study of these words shows that they are of Armenian origin, they are composed of old and middle Armenian roots, morphemes .
The author presents demographic data about Hemshin people of Ardvin and Rize too. The book is for armenologists, orientalists, students, etc.
<<In the land of blood and tears>>-the book is about Armenian Genocide. Kunzler witnessed the massacres of Armenian population in Urfa in 1915. His testimony confirms the fact that the Armenians were martyred by Ottoman government.
<<Ani>> depicts the events of the first half of the 11th century, when the capital of Armenia was occupied by the enemy. The poem is full of patriotism and is actual till now.
<<The battle of Arakelots Vank>> was published in Boston, in 1924. The book is the memoires of Andranik about struggle of Armenian fidayee in Arakelots Vank against Turkish tyranny. Many authors wrote about this struggle, but this book is more reliable, as the author is Andranik.
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