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Armenians Mark the 104th Anniversary of 1914 Genocide

Published April 25th, 2019 - 06:26 GMT

Armenia marks the 104th anniversary of the mass killings and forced deportations of up to 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, on April 24, 2019. 

For decades, Armenia and Turkey have been arguing whether to call the World War I killings and deportations as a genocide or not.

The survivors of the genocide used a number of Armenian terms to name the event. Mouradian writes that Yeghern (Crime/Catastrophe), or variants like Medz Yeghern (Great Crime) and Abrilian Yeghern (the April Crime) were the terms most commonly used.

 

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Men burn a Turkish flag ahead of a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

Men burn a Turkish flag ahead of a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

People hold portraits of Armenian intellectuals - who were detained and deported in 1915 - during a rally held to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire near Istiklal avenue at Sishane square in Istanbul on April 24, 2019. BULENT KILIC / AFP

People hold portraits of Armenian intellectuals - who were detained and deported in 1915 - during a rally held to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire near Istiklal avenue at Sishane square in Istanbul on April 24, 2019. BULENT KILIC / AFP

Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by many other countries. It has long sought international recognition of this as genocide, as agreed by around 20 countries and some parliaments. BULENT KILIC / AFP

Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by many other countries. It has long sought international recognition of this as genocide, as agreed by around 20 countries and some parliaments. BULENT KILIC / AFP

People take part in a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

People take part in a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

Armenians commemorate on April 24, the 104th anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million by Ottoman forces, as a fierce dispute still rages with Turkey over Ankara's refusal to recognise the mass murder as genocide. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

Armenians commemorate on April 24, the 104th anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million by Ottoman forces, as a fierce dispute still rages with Turkey over Ankara's refusal to recognise the mass murder as genocide. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

People attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915, at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan on April 24, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

People attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915, at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan on April 24, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

Protesters take part in a demonstration called by the Samenwerkende Armeense Organisatie (Cooperating Armenian Organization) to ask for the recognition of the Armenian genocide that took place 104 years ago, in the Hague, on April 23, 2019. Bart Maat / ANP / AFP

Protesters take part in a demonstration called by the Samenwerkende Armeense Organisatie (Cooperating Armenian Organization) to ask for the recognition of the Armenian genocide that took place 104 years ago, in the Hague, on April 23, 2019. Bart Maat / ANP / AFP

Armenian President Armen Sarkisian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Catholicos Garegin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and other officials attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

Armenian President Armen Sarkisian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Catholicos Garegin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and other officials attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

Men burn a Turkish flag ahead of a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
People hold portraits of Armenian intellectuals - who were detained and deported in 1915 - during a rally held to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire near Istiklal avenue at Sishane square in Istanbul on April 24, 2019. BULENT KILIC / AFP
Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by many other countries. It has long sought international recognition of this as genocide, as agreed by around 20 countries and some parliaments. BULENT KILIC / AFP
People take part in a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Armenians commemorate on April 24, the 104th anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million by Ottoman forces, as a fierce dispute still rages with Turkey over Ankara's refusal to recognise the mass murder as genocide. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
People attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915, at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan on April 24, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Protesters take part in a demonstration called by the Samenwerkende Armeense Organisatie (Cooperating Armenian Organization) to ask for the recognition of the Armenian genocide that took place 104 years ago, in the Hague, on April 23, 2019. Bart Maat / ANP / AFP
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Catholicos Garegin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and other officials attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Men burn a Turkish flag ahead of a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Men burn a Turkish flag ahead of a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
People hold portraits of Armenian intellectuals - who were detained and deported in 1915 - during a rally held to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire near Istiklal avenue at Sishane square in Istanbul on April 24, 2019. BULENT KILIC / AFP
People hold portraits of Armenian intellectuals - who were detained and deported in 1915 - during a rally held to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire near Istiklal avenue at Sishane square in Istanbul on April 24, 2019. BULENT KILIC / AFP
Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by many other countries. It has long sought international recognition of this as genocide, as agreed by around 20 countries and some parliaments. BULENT KILIC / AFP
Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by many other countries. It has long sought international recognition of this as genocide, as agreed by around 20 countries and some parliaments. BULENT KILIC / AFP
People take part in a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
People take part in a torchlight procession as they mark the anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman forces, Yerevan, April 23, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Armenians commemorate on April 24, the 104th anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million by Ottoman forces, as a fierce dispute still rages with Turkey over Ankara's refusal to recognise the mass murder as genocide. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Armenians commemorate on April 24, the 104th anniversary of the killing of 1.5 million by Ottoman forces, as a fierce dispute still rages with Turkey over Ankara's refusal to recognise the mass murder as genocide. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
People attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915, at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan on April 24, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
People attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915, at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan on April 24, 2019. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Protesters take part in a demonstration called by the Samenwerkende Armeense Organisatie (Cooperating Armenian Organization) to ask for the recognition of the Armenian genocide that took place 104 years ago, in the Hague, on April 23, 2019. Bart Maat / ANP / AFP
Protesters take part in a demonstration called by the Samenwerkende Armeense Organisatie (Cooperating Armenian Organization) to ask for the recognition of the Armenian genocide that took place 104 years ago, in the Hague, on April 23, 2019. Bart Maat / ANP / AFP
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Catholicos Garegin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and other officials attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP
Armenian President Armen Sarkisian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Catholicos Garegin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and other officials attend a ceremony commemorating the 104th anniversary of the massacre of 1.5 million of Armenians by Ottoman forces in 1915. KAREN MINASYAN / AFP

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