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Istanbul - 12 April, 2015
1. Wide of the Bosphorus Strait and Bosphorus Bridge
2. Boat in water
3. Various of people walking along Bosphorus shore
4. People walking in Besiktas square
5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Aysun Vayic Olger, resident:
"After all, in Turkey the genocide is a wound. Whenever it is mentioned, something bad happens. And people hesitate to talk about it. You can't say it (genocide) happened, you can't say it didn't happen. My personal opinion, yes it did. When you look at history, there's proof of it. Yes, there was a massacre, on both sides. There are plenty of sources that go back to (Turkey's founder) Ataturk's time. There are things that historians know but don't talk about. The pope having said what he did, he supported it. It was good. I'm glad he said it. At the very least if there was anyone in the Christian community who had questions (regarding the issue,) now it's clear."
6. Besiktas ferry terminal
7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Kenan Vayic Olger, resident:
"The pope is in a leading position so I don't approve (of him having made the statement.) If it had been someone else who said it, maybe you could evaluate the situation differently. But the pope saying it - was there a genocide? There definitely was, I agree with that. Turkey committed this genocide, in its history. If they (Turkey) say they didn't, I don't agree, because I live here, I am a Turk."
8. Shoe shine man
9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Mucahit Yucedal, resident:
"To be honest, I don't support the word genocide being used by a great religious figure who has many followers. Because genocide is a serious allegation. I don't think all of a sudden accusing people of something that has been debated for years should be done. And for someone who appeals to a large faction definitely shouldn't be doing it. It's very important on what he's basing his allegations. Turkey rejects the genocide, that's a fact. I reject it, too. I think it's (the Pope's comments) wrong."
10. Bosphorus Strait and Topkapi Palace
11. Maiden's Tower on Bosphorus
STORYLINE
Pope Francis' declaration on Sunday that Armenians killed by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I was "genocide," prompted mixed reactions in the streets of Istanbul.
Some said they supported the pronouncement, but others did not agree.
Francis on Sunday honored the 100th anniversary of the slaughter of Armenians by calling it "the first genocide of the 20th century" and urging the international community to recognise it as such, a politically explosive declaration that will certainly anger Turkey.
Historians estimate that up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks around the time of World War I, an event widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century.
Turkey, however, refuses to call it a genocide and has insisted that the toll has been inflated, and that those killed were victims of civil war and unrest.
Turkey's embassy to the Holy See cancelled a planned press conference for Sunday, presumably after learning that the pope would utter the word "genocide" over its objections.
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