Forced Conversions in Ottoman Turkey, Reports from the U.S. Press (1895–1920)
2021 · Areg Publishing House
Historian · Archivist · Genocide Scholar
Ara Ketibian
Dedicated to preserving historical truth and documenting the late-Ottoman Christian genocides through the pages of the American press.
Biography
From a Venetian seminary to the archives of the American press
An acclaimed Australian-Armenian historian, genocide scholar, archivist and researcher, Ara Ketibian blends a rigorous academic foundation with a lifelong passion for public discourse.
- Venice
- St. Ghazar Mekhitarist Seminary — Armenian history and linguistics
- Rome
- Pontificia Università Gregoriana — philosophy
- Beirut
- Editor of the Ararat Daily newspaper
- Nicosia
- Taught Armenian language and history at the Melkonian Educational Institute
- Since 2007
- Archival mapping of the American press, for a period alongside Fr. Vahan Ohanian of the Mekhitarist Congregation
2007Archival project begins
13Volumes published
11Volumes forthcoming
1890–1930Four decades documented
The Research
The most comprehensive record of Western press coverage of the late-Ottoman Christian genocides
Over two decades, tens of thousands of contemporary reports have been excavated, verified and curated — from The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times to hundreds of other American newspapers.
1890–1930, in sequence
Buried dispatches, eyewitness accounts and humanitarian relief data — including the plight of genocide orphans — organised chronologically into a structured evidentiary record.
Beyond 1915
Maps the broader continuity of regional conflict, extending to early 20th-century aggressions in Transcaucasia.
Against denial
Relying entirely on third-party, real-time American journalism, the work removes modern political bias and shows these atrocities were recognised as they occurred.
Selected Works
Selected sole-authored volumes
Some of his publications have been groundbreaking. These include the monumental collection on the Armenian Genocide and other volumes published since 2019.
The Genocide of the Ottoman Greeks, Reports from the U.S. Press (1913–1922)
2022 · Areg Publishing House
Orphans of Genocide; the story as told in the U.S. Press (1894–1930)
2023 · Areg Publishing House
From Archive to Diplomacy
The Genocide of the Ottoman Greeks
Presented to Harris Georgiades, Member of the Cyprus House of Representatives.
Bibliography
Complete bibliography
Sole-authored
- 2020
Azeri Aggression Against Armenians in Transcaucasia (1905–1921), Reports from the U.S. Press
192 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing - 2021
Forced Conversions in Ottoman Turkey, Reports from the U.S. Press (1895–1920)
288 pp. · Areg Publishing House - 2022
The Genocide of the Ottoman Greeks, Reports from the U.S. Press (1913–1922)
576 pp. · Areg Publishing House - 2023
Azeri Aggression Against Armenians in Transcaucasia (1905–1921), Reports from the U.S. Press, second and expanded edition
328 pp. · Areg Publishing House - 2023
The Assyrian Genocide, as reported in the U.S. Press
Areg Publishing House - 2023
Orphans of Genocide: the story as told in the U.S. Press (1894–1930)
1228 pp. · Areg Publishing House - 2024
The Adana Massacres (1909), Reports from the U.S. Press
808 pp. · Areg Publishing House
Co-edited
- 2018
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, New York Times, Vol. I (1890–1914)
1056 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing - 2018
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, New York Times, Vol. II (1915–1922)
1040 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing - 2019
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Boston Daily Globe (1890–1922)
1264 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing - 2019
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Christian Science Monitor, Vol. I (1908–1919)
744 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing - 2019
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Christian Science Monitor, Vol. II (1920–1922)
884 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing - 2021
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Washington Post, Vol. I (1890–1915)
912 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing - 2021
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Washington Post, Vol. II (1916–1922)
868 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing
Upcoming volumes
- Upcoming
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Los Angeles Times (1890–1922)
approx. 1200 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing · Co-edited - Upcoming
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Chicago Daily Tribune (1890–1922), Vol. I
approx. 850 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing · Co-edited - Upcoming
The Armenian Genocide, Prelude and Aftermath, as reported in the U.S. Press, Chicago Daily Tribune (1890–1922), Vol. II
approx. 850 pp. · Mekhitarist Publishing · Co-edited
- Upcoming
Abdul Hamid II, the Red Sultan. Reports from the US Press (1876–1909)
7 volumes · approx. 7000 pp. - Upcoming
The Marsovan Affair: Fire, Investigation, and Massacre at an American College in Ottoman Turkey, 1893–1895
approx. 600 pp. · Standalone scholarly reference book featuring original historical chronology and critical index
From the Archive
Notable quotes
Contemporary reports reproduced in the books
Recognition
Movses Khorenatsi Medal
Ara Ketibian receiving the Movses Khorenatsi Medal.
Gallery