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April 24 2010

Turks in Istanbul Join Armenian Genocide Memorials

Posted by Ria Viente on April 24, 2010 //

In commemoration of 95th anniversary of the start of the Armenian
Genocide, Istanbul’s human rights activists have joined other
worldwide in remembering the 1915-17 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman
Turks.

The Armenian Genocide which is also known as Armenian Holocaust, the
Armenian Massacres or the Great Crime, has been denied for 95 years by
Turkey.

Armenian Genocide started in April 24th, 1915. For a long time Turkey
prohibited the Armenian Genocide commemoration.

Demonstrators carried black and white photos of some of the deportees,
most of whom failed to return. The police monitored the event with the
participation of former Turkish diplomats waving the Turkish flag.