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Rally in Istanbul on the 8th anniversary of Hrant Dink assassination
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Şişli District Organization commemorated Hrant Dink with a rally on the 8th anniversary of his assassination. HDP also released a press statement underlining Cizre Police Chief Ercan Demir’s connection with the Dink murder. Several recent murders and disappearances in Cizre have been linked to the police. At the action organized by the HDP Şişli District…
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Only 9 percent of Turks say Armenian killings genocide: poll
Less than 10 percent of Turks believe their government should recognize the mass killings of Armenians in World War I as genocide, according to a survey published Tuesday, the Daily Star reports, quoting AFP. On the 100th anniversary of the tragedy this year, the poll revealed that only 9.1 percent of those questioned believe Ankara should apologize for the deaths…
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Former police intel officer gives testimony in Hrant Dink case
Former Trabzon police intelligence branch chief Faruk Sarı gave his testimony to Istanbul’s prosecutor as a suspect in the murder case of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink in 2007, the Hurriyet Daily News reports. The prosecutor had demanded the arrest of Sarı for his role in the “intended murder that took place due to negligence.” However, an Istanbul court decided that Sarı…
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Armenian Church in Abu Dhabi anointed
Within the framework of the patriarchal visit to Abu Dhabi, the delegation headed by His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, visited the Armenian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates. The official welcome ceremony was followed by tree-planting. His Holiness Aram I noted in his speech that Armenia is the Motherland of every Armenian and a…
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Armenian, Turkish organizations working together to commemorate Genocide centennial in Istanbul
Turkish and Armenian-American organizations are working together to commemorate the centennial of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2015 and to encourage Armenians from around the world to attend, DurDe and Project 2015 said today. The concerted campaign by Ottoman leaders a century ago resulted in the deaths and exile of the vast majority of their Armenian citizens. While Turkish…
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Pope Francis expects gestures on Armenian Genocide centennial, hopes Turkey will open the Armenia border
Pope Francis says he hopes Turkey will open its border with Armenia. The Pope made the remark Nov. 30 during a 45-minute news conference on his flight to Rome after a three-day visit to Turkey, the Catholic News Service reports. The Pope praised Erdogan’s 2013 statement on the 1915 mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces. He voiced hope that other gestures over the…
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