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This was the fourth year when the victims of the Armenian Genocide were commemorated in Istanbul on April 24, AGBU Europe representative Nicolas Tavitian told a news conference in Yerevan. 

Those commemorating the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Istanbul were joined for the first time by a foreign delegation composed of anti-racist and Armenian representatives from European countries, he said.

While there are many nationalists in Turkey, such events are a great progress for the Turkish public, according to Tavitian.  

“Turkish public figures are in Yerevan, and have already visited Tsitsernakaberd,” he said.

Hildiz Onen, representative of DurDe! (Say Stop to Racism and Nationalism!), said, “There are some people in Turkey who wish to support the Armenian cause and the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Many things have changed in the past 10 years. If we manage to make the Turkish authorities recognize the Armenian Genocide, we will remove the barrier between Turks and Armenians. It would be good if Turks could freely visit Yerevan, and visit Tsitsernakaberd. We would like to be here. We would want Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide by 2015, and we are going to intensify our activities in this direction, together with the Armenians from Armenia and the Diaspora.”