new york times: Turkey’s Focus Is Elsewhere on Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

ISTANBUL — On the day that Armenians from around the world came here to commemorate the killing and forced expulsion of their ancestors by the Ottoman Turks a century ago, Turkish officials chose to focus on a different centennial, that of their country’s most important military victory.The dueling commemorations Friday illustrated the enmity between [more...]

spiegel online: Türkei: Tausende gedenken in Istanbul des Völkermords an den Armeniern

Auch in der Türkei wurde des Völkermordes an den Armeniern vor 100 Jahren gedacht: In der Istanbuler Innenstadt kamen Tausende Demonstranten zusammen. Die Polizei hielt sich zurück. [mehr...]