On Saturday, demonstrators began a torchlight march to a hilltop memorial complex dedicated to millions of Armenians massacred a century ago by Ottoman Turks.
Similar protests were held in various locations around the world, including Jerusalem (al-Quds) and outside the Turkish embassy in Beirut, Press TV reported.
Similar events were held in other countries including Iran, the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Ankara rejects the term “genocide” and says 300,000 to 500,000 Armenians, and at least as many Turks perished between 1915 and 1917, in what the Turkish government sees as the “casualties” of World War I. Only a few countries officially recognize the events as genocide, including France and Russia.