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A tree is covered in ribbons with messages from around the world as Armenians gathered Friday on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, near Taksim Square, to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1915.
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A service was held Friday at the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul, the first time Turkey permitted Armenians to hold a religious service to commemorate the massacres and deportations of a century ago.
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An elderly Armenian watches Friday as doves that were released by the altar fly inside the church during a service at the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul.
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Armenians weathered the rain Friday to participate in the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, Armenia.
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Police stand by a group of hundreds of Armenians who gathered on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, near Taksim Square, to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1915.
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Armenians gather Friday on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, a few meters from Taksim Square, to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1915. The gathering was peaceful and surrounded by a heavy presence of Turkish police.
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Armenians weathered the rain Friday to participate in the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, Armenia.
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Armenians gather Friday on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, near Taksim Square, to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass killings of 1915. The gathering was peaceful and surrounded by a heavy presence of Turkish police.
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An Armenian woman lights a candle Friday during a service at the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul. It was the first time Turkey permitted Armenians to hold a religious service to commemorate the massacres and deportations of a century ago.
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An Armenian woman and a young girl pray during a service Friday at the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul.
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An Armenian woman weeps Friday during a service at the Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul.
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Armenians weathered the rain Friday to participate in the Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan, Armenia.
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