January 26, 2012 from the Ceremony Commemorating Holocaust Victims - Neve Salom Synagouge
You can find photos, the video clip and the speeches of the ceremony below;
Turkish Jewish Community's Chief Rabbi Isak Haleva's speech during the candel lighting;
On this day, that we commemorate all over the world the victims of an unprecedented genocide in history, I light this candle in remembrance of the glorious spirits of the Holocaust victims in this Holy Temple, and I pray on behalf of all of you to beg the Almighty:
"Dear G-d, Do Never Again Allow the World to Witness Such an Atrocity"
Let Their Spirits Rest in Peace and Their Memories Be Blessed.
The Speeches delivered during the Ceremony
Istanbul Governor Mr. Huseyin Avni Mutlu's Speech
Ambassador Ertan Tezgor's speech
TJC President Sami Herman's speech
Official Messages read during the Ceremony
Message from Mr. Cemil Çiek, Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey
Message from Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Bülent Arınç
Message from Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ahmet Davutoglu
Message from President of Religious Affairs, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Gormez
Messages of Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki- Moon and Claude Lanzmann:
Message from Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon
Press Release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Statement of Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Mr. Egemen Bağış Regarding the United Nations International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, January 27,2012
Statement of Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Mr. Egemen Bağış