Saturday, April 25, 2015

Armenian massacre remembrance sparks rift between Turkey and Europe...

In recent weeks, Turkey has had to accept numerous decisions by important leaders in Europe to ignore Ankara's demands to leave assessments of the 1915-1917 deportations of Armenians to the historians.

First, Pope Francis described the mass murders as "genocide" - a term that Ankara has steadfastly rejected.

Then, the term was used again in resolutions in the EU parliament, in the Austrian parliament, and in remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On Friday, German President Joachim Gauck and the German parliament also spoke of a genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire.

For Turkey, it's unacceptable. Nationalist politician Ümit Özdag said it was a "diplomatic disgrace" that Germany, of all countries, wanted to advise Turkey on the matter of genocide. Full story...

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