Armenian genocide centenary: a 102-year-old survivor remembers Armenians are preparing to commemorate a hundred years since 1.5 million of their kin were massacred by Ottoman forces, as a fierce dispute still rages with Turkey over Ankara's refusal to recognise the mass murder as genocide. Hundreds of thousands are expected to flock to the towering genocide memorial in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Friday for an emotional ceremony to mark the centenary of the start of a tragedy that still stirs deep divisions. There are just a few survivors who still live today. AFPTV speaks to one woman who was two years old at the time. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITE of a survivor of the genocide.