The Melikian Center's affiliates presented research on historical and modern political transitions in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, and an online course on the Eastern Front during WWII.

The book discusses the resettlement of one million North Caucasian Muslims in the Ottoman Empire from the 1850s to WWI, examining its impact on regional economies and international relations.

Burning Orchards, a novel by Gurgen Mahari, portrays the Armenian rebellion in Ottoman Van (1915) with depth, challenging standard narratives. Originally banned, this 1966 Armenian edition illuminates complex loyalties to the Empire, despite censorship.