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In 1915, the implementation of a methodical and premeditated plan led to the extermination of one and a half million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, in an attempt to destroy an entire civilization and to “Turkify” Anatolia, says an article in Indiegogo.

The successive governments of the Turkish Republic have since fought to deny the dark side of the history of their country. Genocide denial has encouraged racism and hatred against Armenians and other non-Muslim minorities.

For some years now, some in Turkish civil society have courageously organized commemorations of the Armenian genocide. A circle of truth and righteousness has gradually widened, as more and more voices joined in a humane and moving effort to confront the official discourse of genocide-denial.

This year, on April 24 2014, united in Turkey and across Europe by a common desire to see the truth finally recognized, we will commemorate the Armenian Genocide in Turkey.

Many have already joined the movement but we need your support. Help us break the deadly silence by signing onto the appeal, joining in April 24 commemorations or by donating to the project.

The issue of the Genocide being a very hot topic, our efforts towards the recognition of the Armenian Genocide are difficult to finance through traditional channels.

Your contribution will help us to:

Organize large commemorations of the Armenian Genocide on Taksim Square in Istanbul on April 24th 2014.

Build a large delegation of leaders from the Armenian Diaspora as well as European civil society leaders to attend the commemorations and therefore support and protect the event.

Make a step forward towards the recognition of the Genocide in Turkey

Donate here and sign the Petition:

http://www.remember24april1915.eu/

Follow us on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Remember24April2015?fref=ts

This campaign is supported by:

Charles Aznavour, Singer (France), Bernard Henri Lévy, Philosopher (France), Abdullah Demirbas, Mayor of Sur district of Diyarbakir (Turkey), Ara Toranian, Co-President of “Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France” (CCAF), Serge Klarsfeld, President of “Sons and Daughters of Deported Jews from France” (France), Murat Timur, President of the Van Bar Association (Turkey), Bernard Kouchner, former French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Founder of Doctors Without Borders and Doctors of the World, Adam Michnik, Historian, journalist, essayist and former leader of Solidarnosk (Poland), Ragip Zarakolu, Writer (Turkey), Roni Margulies, Journalist and poet (Turkey), Jovan Divjak, Former Commanding General of Yugoslav Army, Defender of besieged Sarajevo (Bosnia), Ömer Laçiner, Writer (Turkey), Tahar Ben Jelloun, Writer and poet (Morocco), Dario Fo, Writer, Nobel Prize for literature (Italy), Ferhat Kentel, Sociologist (Turkey), André Glucksmann, Philosopher (France), Murat Celikkan, Journalist (Turkey), Korhan Gümüs, Architect (Turkey), Richard Prasquier, Vice-President of Shoah Foundation (France), Dr. Sinan Özbek, Professor (Turkey), Dr. Gençay Gürsoy, Professor (Turkey), Edward Mier-Jedrzejowicz, Chairman, Foundation Marie Clémentine Tyszkiewiczow Krolikiewicz (Poland), Oliviero Toscani, Photographer (Italy), Yann Moix, Writer (France) and many more leaders of the European Civil Society. 

It is a unique initiative of:

DurDe !: Founded in 2007 right after the murder of Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, is a Turkish network combating against racism, nationalism and hate crimes in Turkey. It has been organising Commemorations of the Armenian Genocide on Taksim Square in Istanbul since 2010.

AGBU Europe: The Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) is the world’s largest non-profit organisation devoted to preserving and promoting the Armenian identity and heritage through educational, cultural and humanitarian programs.

EGAM: The European Grassroots Antiracist Movement (EGAM) gathers the main antiracist NGOs from 30 countries in Europe in order to structure the fight against racism, antisemitism, racial discrimination and genocide denial at a truly European level.