Armenians were massacred in Ottoman Empire:
Joint statement of 14 readers published in Taraf as of March 22 reads, ``Armenians were massacred in Ottoman Empire in 1915 and conscience does not allow us to deny it. We condemn that injustice and share pain of our Armenian brothers. We protest against Erdogan's intention to use needy Armenians as hostages and consider his statement immoral.''
Armenian church in New Britain to honor genocide victims with requiem, speakers program 300 Armenian political leaders, educators, writers and clergy in Constantinople were rousted from their homes by Turkish authorities, jailed, tortured and later hanged or shot.