"Moment of silence for WWI deaths at Istanbul U. conference
The 'New Approaches in Turkish-Armenian Relations' conference which opened yesterday at Istanbul University began with a moment of silence for all the lives lost during World War I. Following on the this, the Turkish national anthem was read by Ferikoy Armenian primary school student Katya Hallacoglu, who came in third place in a citywide competition for the memorization and reading of the anthem.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, Istanbul University Rector Mesut Parlak said 'Let us use this conference to examine the events of 1915 without falling into political fanaticism.'"
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