Today Armenians make up one of the largest ethnic communities in Istanbul.
Many came to the Armenian Patriarchy Mother Mary Church for the main memorial service for their ancestors who perished in the mass killings of World War I.
For the first time a member of the Turkish government was present.
The EU Minister Volkan Bozkır said Turkey respected the sorrow that its Armenian brothers had experienced.
"We say this was a bad event, so we're not opposed to bearing witness and remembering this…
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