Yahoo NewsThe 100th anniversary of the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire will be commemorated on April 24, and Pope Francis recently referred to it officially as “the first genocide of the 20th century.” The mass killings, which began in 1915, have long been a topic of controversy between Turkey and Armenia.
armenpress.am Numerous Turks, locals and Armenians from abroad have gathered in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square and demand from Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide, apologize and compensate.
Armenian WeeklyBy L. A. Saryan The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia issued a 100-dram denominated silver commemorative coin dedicated to the Centennial observance of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, according to an announcement from the public relations department at the Central Bank dated Feb. 27. The coin depicts a collage of several memorial monuments that…
NDTV.comArmenia marked the centenary today of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls for recognition that it was genocide.
RFIFRANCE - ARMENIA - TURKEY - French President Francois Hollande has urged Turkey to recognise as genocide the Ottoman empire’s massacre of Armenians during World War I
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Armenians, Turkish Human Rights groups, Kurdish activists and others came together in Haydarpasa terminal, Istanbul to remember the victims of April 24, 1915. Photo by Hrag Vartanian
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An important day for Armenians and advocates of truth everywhere as we celebrate the #ArmenianGenocide centennial - yhoo.it/1yYV5V4
ReutersBERLIN (Reuters) - The German parliament overwhelmingly approved on Friday a resolution branding the mass killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces a century ago as genocide, risking
AgosSurp Badarak mass in memory of April 24 has been held at the Turkey Armenian Patriarchal Church. Led by Deputy Patriarch Aram Ateşyan, the ceremony was also attended by EU Minister Volkan Bozkır. President Erdoğan’s message was also read at the ceremony where white doves symbolizing peace were released and bells were rung 100 times.