The presentation of the book Dersim: Travel and Topography, organized by the Hamazkayin Association, took place on May 14, 2018. The book written in 1900 by an Armenian traveler Antranik was presented by Vramshapuh Kibarian.
In 1988 – 1895, Antranik traveled to the mountainous Dersim region situated in the north of Kharberd, where the Kurds, Alevis, Armenians, and Zazas lived...
″The Alevi Kizilbash tribe and Armenian Mirakian tribe lived next to them. It was a special region and was like a fortress, where the Ottoman Empire failed to penetrate for many years, but later, in 1936-1938, the Kemal forces attacked it and destroyed the population.″
V. Kibarian, the translator of the book, also mentioned: "Taking into consideration that today the Turks continue their policy of denial and assimilation, I decided to translate this traveling topography as a testimony."
The evening ended with questions and answers.