Armenian Genocide commemorative events to be held in Istanbul
Commemorative events for the 102 nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will be held in Istanbul, Turkey. The events will kick off in the central Sultanahmet Square of the city.
At 13:00, a commemorative event will be held in the Sisli Armenian cemetery, near the grave of Sevag Balikci, the ethnic Armenian serviceman of the Turkish Army who was killed on April 24 in 2011. At 19:15, the commemorative events will end in the Tunel Square of Istanbul’s Beyoglu district.