Armenian Genocide commemoration events to be conducted in Istanbul
11:23 – 21.04.13
Turkey’s Human Rights Organization’s Istanbul branch is organizing an
event to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide, Demokrat
Haber website reports.
The event will launch at the hall of the organization with the opening
of exhibition on April 23.
On April 24 the events will start by visiting tomb of Faik Ali Bey who
was against the government’s order and refused to displace Armenians
of Kutahiai province and protected them. At 12.30 pm a commemoration
event will be organized in Sultanahmet.
Later that day the participants will visit Sisli Armenian cemetery,
the tomb of Sevag Balikci murdered on April 24, 2011.
Armenian News – Tert.am
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