Armenian Genocide

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Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Vatican Mass to be held in memory of 1915 victims
Confirmation announced that Pope Francis is to conduct mass in person in memory of 1915 Armenian Genocide victims to be held at the Vatican on April 12.
29 January 2015 Ferda Balancar
Germany refuses to use term “Genocide”
Germany refuses to use term “Genocide”
Responding to a parliamentary question, the government of Germany announced that it would not use the term “Genocide” for the 1915 Armenian Genocide, and that the appraisal of 1915 was primarily the responsibility of Turkey and Armenia.
26 January 2015 Haber Merkezi
Sargsyan responds to ‘Gallipoli’ invitation: Before organizing a commemorative event, Turkey has obligation to recognize and condemn Armenian Genocide
Sargsyan responds to ‘Gallipoli’ invitation: Before organizing a commemorative event, Turkey has obligation to recognize and condemn Armenian Genocide
17 January 2015
Confusing statements from Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
Confusing statements from Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
According to Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu, who made a statement to the official Anadolu Agency, ‘The parallel structure is working against Turkey in the 2015 events’.
12 January 2015
Turkey’s ‘100th Anniversary action plan’
Turkey’s ‘100th Anniversary action plan’
Declarations made at the 7th Ambassadors Conference have revealed Turkey’s ‘action plan’ for the 100th anniversary of the Genocide. According to the plan, the ‘leaving the issue to historians’ thesis will once again take centre stage, and church renovations will be underlined. Foreign commission members state that they will carry out ‘stunning’ lobbying efforts abroad.
7 January 2015
Former TTK Presidents say ‘It wasn’t us’
Former TTK Presidents say ‘It wasn’t us’
Following Murat Bardakçı’s claim that dispatch registers kept following the decision of forced displacement in 1915 had been hidden by a Turkish Historical Society (TTK) officer, a response is expected from former high-ranking administrators of the institution.
31 December 2014
Fatih Akın: I was carrying a burden, I have now laid my burden on the shoulders of the viewer
Fatih Akın: I was carrying a burden, I have now laid my burden on the shoulders of the viewer
The premiere of Fatih Akın’s most recent film ‘The Cut’ was held in Turkey on 2 December 2014, Tuesday . The film “Turkey is ready for” according to Fatih Akın, will be at selected theatres from Friday on.
4 December 2014 Maral Dink