Turkish parliament’s member of Armenian descent Garo Paylan will engage in a discussion of recent developments in Turkey and the Armenian community on October 4 in Belmont, MA.

The program is sponsored by the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)/Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Lecture Series on Contemporary Armenian Issues, with the co-sponsorship of the Kaloosdian-Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University, Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural and Educational Society, Society of Istanbul Armenians of Boston, and Tekeyan Cultural Association, Massis Post reported. (http://massispost.com/2016/09/garo-paylan-armenian-member-of-turkish-parliament-to-speak-in-belmont/)

In this presentation, his first in the Boston area, Mr. Paylan will discuss recent developments in Turkey and the region, the challenges faced by Turkey’s Armenian community, Turkish-Armenian relations, and the Kurdish issue.