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ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Human rights organizations in Turkey, under the umbrella group “100th Year—Stop Denialism” gathered in front of the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts on Sultanahmet Square. This building was known as the central prison in 1915; individuals from the Istanbul Armenian community, including intellectual leaders, were arrested in their homes, detained here, and then sent off to the Haydarpa?a train station.

After the moment of silence, the crowd began the “Genocide March,” walking from Sultanahmet to Emin?n?, and then crossing over to Haydarpa?a by sea. The detainees of April 24, 1915, were deported from Haydarpa?a to the depths of the country—in actual fact, to their deaths.

A commemoration was held at Haydarpa?a with participants holding the photographs of intellectuals arrested and killed in 1915, and placards that demanded recognition and reparations for the Armenian Genocide.

From Haydarpa?a, the crowd proceeded to the ?i?li Armenian Cemetery to commemorate Sevag ?ahin Bal?k??, who fell victim to a ethnic-hate murder on April 24, 2011, while on mandatory military duty in Batman, and express our support to the Bal?k?? family in their pursuit of justice.

In the early afternoon, thousands held a commemoration at Istanbul’s Taksim Square. The commemoration event included a Wishing Tree ceremony, when participants from Turkey and abroad tied strips of fabric to a tree as homage to the victims and the survivors of the genocide.

Following the Wishing Tree ceremony, participants held pictures of Armenian intellectuals who were murdered a century ago in Istanbul, including Taniel Varoujan, Rupen Zartarian and Krikor Zohrab. During their sit-in, participants were joined by thousands of protestors, who held banners and signs urging the Turkish government to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The demonstration, which was organized by the Nor Zartonk youth movement of Istanbul, began at Galatasaray High School (Galatasaray Lisesi), and saw participants marching down Istiklal Street to join the commemoration.

During the commemoration, Dr. Heghnar Zeitlian Watenpaugh delivered a speech in Armenian and Turkish on behalf of Project 2015. “[The voices of our ancestors] are calling for justice. We are calling for justice. We are here today with Armenians from around the world and citizens of many nationalities who have traveled to stand against denial. We are here today with citizens of Turkey who are standing with us in our quest for redress and restitution,” she said.

Project 2015 has been a two-year-long effort to organize members of the Armenian diaspora and others committed to human rights and genocide prevention in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East to travel to Turkey to join this centennial commemoration.

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ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Human rights organizations in Turkey, under the umbrella group “100th Year—Stop Denialism” gathered in front of the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts on Sultanahmet Square. This building was known as the central prison in 1915; individuals from the Istanbul Armenian community, including intellectual leaders, were arrested in their homes, detained here, and then sent off to the Haydarpa?a train station. A commemoration was held at Haydarpa?a with participants holding the photographs of intellectuals arrested and killed in 1915, and placards that demanded recognition and reparations for the Armenian Genocide. (Photo: George Aghjayan) After the moment of silence, the crowd began the “Genocide March,” walking from Sultanahmet to Emin?n?, and then crossing over to Haydarpa?a by sea. The detainees of April 24, 1915, were deported from Haydarpa?a to the depths of the country—in actual fact, to their deaths. A commemoration was held at Haydarpa?a with participants holding the photographs of intellectuals arrested and killed in 1915, and placards that demanded recognition and reparations for the Armenian Genocide. From Haydarpa?a, the crowd proceeded to the ?i?li Armenian Cemetery to commemorate Sevag ?ahin Bal?k??, who fell victim to a ethnic-hate murder on April 24, 2011, while on mandatory military duty [...]

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ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Human rights organizations in Turkey, under the umbrella group “100th Year—Stop Denialism” gathered in front of the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts on Sultanahmet Square. This building was known as the central prison in 1915; individuals from the Istanbul Armenian community, including intellectual leaders, were arrested in their homes, detained here, and then sent off to the Haydarpa?a train station. A commemoration was held at Haydarpa?a with participants holding the photographs of intellectuals arrested and killed in 1915, and placards that demanded recognition and reparations for the Armenian Genocide. (Photo: George Aghjayan) After the moment of silence, the crowd began the “Genocide March,” walking from Sultanahmet to Emin?n?, and then crossing over to Haydarpa?a by sea. The detainees of April 24, 1915, were deported from Haydarpa?a to the depths of the country—in actual fact, to their deaths. A commemoration was held at Haydarpa?a with participants holding the photographs of intellectuals arrested and killed in 1915, and placards that demanded recognition and reparations for the Armenian Genocide. From Haydarpa?a, the crowd proceeded to the ?i?li Armenian Cemetery to commemorate Sevag ?ahin Bal?k??, who fell victim to a ethnic-hate murder on April 24, 2011, while on mandatory military duty [...]

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