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Of Armenian descent, Krikor Torosian was born in Eğin (today [[Kemaliye]]) in 1884.<ref name=teotik>{{cite book|last=Lapçinciyan|first=Teotoros|title=Houshartsun nahadoug medavoraganouti|year=1919|page=25|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rf90HAAACAAJ|language=Armenian}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Stepanyan|first=Karnik|title=Biographical Dictionary|year=1973|publisher=Hayasdan|location=Yerevan|page=373|language=Armenian}}</ref> At a young age, he moved to Constantinople where he received his early education.<ref name=teotik /> He later began to write in the local Armenian newspaper ''Lila'' and soon became a renowned figure.<ref name=ragip>{{cite news|last=Zarakolu|first=Ragıp|title=Basın da geçmişine sansür uyguluyor|url=http://www.haberruzgari.com/Tarih/34812-BASIN-DA-gECMISINE-SANSUR-UYgULUYOR.html|newspaper=Haber Ruzgari|language=Turkish}}</ref> Though Torosian would be subsequently known for satire, his early writing style was of a more serious tone. Upon the suggestions of Armenian writers Kasim and Der-Hagopyan, he began writing satirical stories in the newspaper ''Manzume'' where he became the chief editor.<ref name=teotik /> After the Young Turk revolution of 1908, he founded the periodical ''Gigo'' which earned him the pen name Gigo.<ref name=turkish /> The periodical published various satirical drawings and caricatures drawn by Torosian himself. He later published an encyclopedia consisting of 300 illustrations.<ref name=turkish>{{cite news|title=Ermeni yıllıkları|url=http://akunq.net/tr/?p=5148|newspaper=Agos|date=2011-04-08|author=Zakarya Mildanoglu|language=Turkish}}</ref> |
Of Armenian descent, Krikor Torosian was born in Eğin (today [[Kemaliye]]) in 1884.<ref name=teotik>{{cite book|last=Lapçinciyan|first=Teotoros|title=Houshartsun nahadoug medavoraganouti|year=1919|page=25|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=rf90HAAACAAJ|language=Armenian}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Stepanyan|first=Karnik|title=Biographical Dictionary|year=1973|publisher=Hayasdan|location=Yerevan|page=373|language=Armenian}}</ref> At a young age, he moved to Constantinople where he received his early education.<ref name=teotik /> He later began to write in the local Armenian newspaper ''Lila'' and soon became a renowned figure.<ref name=ragip>{{cite news|last=Zarakolu |first=Ragıp |title=Basın da geçmişine sansür uyguluyor |url=http://www.haberruzgari.com/Tarih/34812-BASIN-DA-gECMISINE-SANSUR-UYgULUYOR.html |newspaper=Haber Ruzgari |language=Turkish |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019083943/http://www.haberruzgari.com/Tarih/34812-BASIN-DA-gECMISINE-SANSUR-UYgULUYOR.html |archivedate=October 19, 2013 }}</ref> Though Torosian would be subsequently known for satire, his early writing style was of a more serious tone. Upon the suggestions of Armenian writers Kasim and Der-Hagopyan, he began writing satirical stories in the newspaper ''Manzume'' where he became the chief editor.<ref name=teotik /> After the Young Turk revolution of 1908, he founded the periodical ''Gigo'' which earned him the pen name Gigo.<ref name=turkish /> The periodical published various satirical drawings and caricatures drawn by Torosian himself. He later published an encyclopedia consisting of 300 illustrations.<ref name=turkish>{{cite news|title=Ermeni yıllıkları|url=http://akunq.net/tr/?p=5148|newspaper=Agos|date=2011-04-08|author=Zakarya Mildanoglu|language=Turkish}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:58, 21 July 2016
Krikor Torosian | |
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 Krikor Torosian (Gigo) | |
| Born | 1884 |
| Died | 1915 (age 31) |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation(s) | satirical writer, journalist, and publisher |
Krikor Torosian (Template:Lang-hy, 1884 – 1915) was a renowned Armenian satirical writer, journalist, and publisher. He started his own satirical journal entitled Gigo, which became popular among the Armenians in Constantinople. He is also known for writing an illustrative encyclopedia. He was a victim of the Armenian Genocide.
Life
Of Armenian descent, Krikor Torosian was born in Eğin (today Kemaliye) in 1884.[1][2] At a young age, he moved to Constantinople where he received his early education.[1] He later began to write in the local Armenian newspaper Lila and soon became a renowned figure.[3] Though Torosian would be subsequently known for satire, his early writing style was of a more serious tone. Upon the suggestions of Armenian writers Kasim and Der-Hagopyan, he began writing satirical stories in the newspaper Manzume where he became the chief editor.[1] After the Young Turk revolution of 1908, he founded the periodical Gigo which earned him the pen name Gigo.[4] The periodical published various satirical drawings and caricatures drawn by Torosian himself. He later published an encyclopedia consisting of 300 illustrations.[4]
Death
During the Armenian Genocide numerous Armenian intellectuals and notables, including Krikor Torosian, were arrested and sent to the interior provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Torosian was arrested on 24 April 1915 and sent to Ayaş near Ankara.[5]
During his imprisonment in Ayaş, Torosian continued to draw caricatures. He planned to publish the caricatures and illustrations after being released.[5] However, Torosian and other prisoners were later taken out of prison and sent to Ankara where they were killed.[5][6] He died at the age of 31 and his body was never found.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Lapçinciyan, Teotoros (1919). Houshartsun nahadoug medavoraganouti (in Armenian). p. 25.
- ^ Stepanyan, Karnik (1973). Biographical Dictionary (in Armenian). Yerevan: Hayasdan. p. 373.
- ^ a b Zarakolu, Ragıp. "Basın da geçmişine sansür uyguluyor". Haber Ruzgari (in Turkish). Archived from the original on October 19, 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Zakarya Mildanoglu (2011-04-08). "Ermeni yıllıkları". Agos (in Turkish).
- ^ a b c "97 Years Later, on the Road to Ayash…". Massis Post. May 2, 2012.
- ^ Balakian, Grigoris (2010). Armenian Golgotha : a memoir of the Armenian genocide, 1915-1918 (1st ed.). New York: Vintage Books. p. 63. ISBN 1400096774.