Zartonk (daily)

Zartonk
Զարթօնք
Type Daily newspaper
Founded 26 September 1937 (1937-09-26)
Political alignment Liberal Democrat
Language Armenian
Headquarters Beirut
Website www.zartonkdaily.com

Zartonk (Armenian: Զարթօնք Օրաթերթ) is a daily newspaper and the official organ of the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) in Lebanon, (also known as Ramgavar Party).

The paper was founded by Mihran Damadian and Parounag Tovmassian in Beirut on 26 September 1937, and is based in the Tekeyan Centre in Jemayze, Beirut. Both were high ranking officials in ADL. The Armenian renowned writer Vahan Tekeyan remains one of the most prominent figures that contributed to the paper and its first editor-in-chief. After Tekeyan moving to Cairo, Kersam Aharonian took the editing becoming the paper's longest standing editor and writer for 33 consecutive years. Vartkes Kardashian was the paper's administrator for more than a decade.[1]

In the 2000s, the newspaper became the ownership of "Sté Shirak" with partner-shareholders the Tekeyan Cultural Association and the Armenian Democratic Liberal Party's Lebanese Regional Administration. Zartonk is now published as a paper edition as well as an online publication.

Supplements

In April 1957 an Arabic-language weekly supplement to Zartonk was launched, al-Yaqza (in Arabic اليقظة).[2]

Zartonk presently publishes a children / youth supplement titled Arevig (in Armenian Արեւիկ)

Editors

  • 1937–1948: Vahan Tekeyan (Armenian poet)
  • 1948–1981: Kersam Aharonian
  • 1981–1990: Hagop Avedikian
  • 1990–2008: Barouyr Aghbashian
  • 2015–present: Sevag Hagopian

References

  1. ↑ Պատառիկներ «Զարթօնք»ի Գրական Մտքի Քննական Դեգերումներից (in Armenian)
  2. ↑ Messerlian, Zaven. Armenian Participation in the Lebanese Legislative Elections 1934-2009. Beirut: Haigazian University Press, 2014. p. 139
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