Armenians mark 100 years since Ottoman massacres 1.5 million people
Armenians on Friday marked the centenary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people by Ottoman forces in 1915. (Photo: AP)- Turkey has said up to 500,000 people were killed, but mostly due to war and starvation, and rejects the use of the term 'genocide'. (Photo: AP)
- Members of the massive Armenian diaspora that came into existence as a result of the slaughter that went on until 1917 commemorates the sombre anniversary in cities around the world.(Photo: AP)
- More than 20 nations, including France and Russia have so far recognised the Armenian genocide, a definition supported by numerous historians. (Photo: AP)
- Pope Francis described the killings as 'the first genocide of the 20th century.' (Photo: AP)
- Turkey says there was no organised campaign to wipe out Armenians and no evidence of any such orders from the Ottoman authorities. (Photo: AP)
- The ceremony outside Armenia's main cathedral at Echmiadzin, close to Yerevan, ended at 7:15 pm local time, or 19:15 according to the 24-hour clock, to symbolise the year when the massacres started. (Photo: AP)
- Armenian Church conferred sainthood on those massacred by Ottoman forces a century ago, in what was believed to be the biggest canonisation service in history. (Photo: AP)
- German President Joachim Gauck, left, attends the arrival of representatives of the Armenian Apostolic church, right, for an ecumenical service remembering the Armenian slaughter at the Berlin Cathedral Church in Berlin. (Photo: AP)
- Ex-Soviet Armenia and the huge Armenian diaspora worldwide have battled for decades to have the World War I massacres at the hands of the Ottoman forces between 1915 and 1917 recognised as a targeted genocide. (Photo: AP)
- Hundreds of thousands of Armenians join a procession to the genocide memorial, Armenia's most visited landmark carrying candles and flowers to lay at the eternal flame. (Photo: AP)
Armenians on Friday marked the centenary of the massacre of up to 1.5 million of their people by Ottoman forces in 1915. (Photo: AP)
Armenians mark 100 years since Ottoman massacres 1.5 million people
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