Tag: Ottoman Empire

• Saturday, April 25th 2020 - 08:04 UTC

  Armenians mark the 105th anniversary of mass killings by the Ottoman Empire

  

  Armenians have used text messages and mobile phone flashlights to mark the 105th anniversary (24 April) of mass killings in the Ottoman Empire, dropping their usual march because of coronavirus restrictions.

• Thursday, April 16th 2015 - 08:45 UTC

  EU parliament Armenia resolution “mutilates history and law” blasts Turkey

  

  Turkey’s Foreign Ministry slammed the European Parliament’s decision to adopt a resolution that urges all EU member states and Turkey to recognize the 1915 events as ‘genocide’ and accused the resolution of mutilating history and law, Daily Sabah reports.

• Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:57 UTC

  Francis triggers fury from Turkey recalling the genocide of the Armenian people

  

  Pope Francis uttered the word “genocide” on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as “far from historical reality”.

• Friday, November 21st 2014 - 06:40 UTC

  Gallipoli campaign to be remembered in London, Turkey and Portsmouth

  

  Three days of international commemorations in London, Turkey and Portsmouth will remember the bitter Gallipoli campaign, 100 years after men stormed the Dardanelles.