Turkish PM says April 24 to be commemorated in Turkey, BUT most of efforts go to focus on Battle of the Dardanelles….

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Ankara’s trigger button: Armenian ‘genocide‘

As the centenary of the mass killings nears, Turkish officials will lambast anyone who dares uses the ‘G-word’.

 AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) /

Turkey says it ‘shares’ Armenia pain

…pectfully remember” deaths of Armenians in 1915 but stops short of recognising the killings as genocide

 BBC News | Europe | World Edition /

Germany, defying Turkey, to call 1915 Armenian massacre ‘genocide‘

The German government has backed away from a steadfast refusal to use the term ‘genocide‘ to describe the massacre of Ottoman Armenians 100 years ago

Turkish Premier Says European Stance on Armenian GenocideReflects Racism

… own backyard after the European Parliament asked Turkey to recognize mass killings of Armenians as genocide

 NYT > Turkey / by By CEYLAN YEGINSU /

Q&A: Turkey looks beyond ‘Armenian genocide‘ debate

Many people use the word ‘genocide‘ and nobody gets prosecuted for it any more, says Turkish PM’s Armenian adviser

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April 24 to be commemorated in Turkey, PM says

“To protect the memory of the Ottoman Armenians and the Armenian cultural heritage is a humane and historic duty of Turkey. With this understanding, the Ottoman Armenians will be commemorated in Turkey just like in the entire world through a religious ceremony to be held on April 24 by the Armenian Patriarchate,” Turkish PM Davutoğlu has said in a statement.

 

 

Turkey sends condolences to descendants of killed Armenians
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey’s prime minister said a ceremony would be held in Istanbul to commemorate Armenians killed a century ago by Ottoman Turks and again issued condolences to their descendants. However, in a message released Monday, …

Erdoğan says European Parliament’s 1915 vote shows enmity against Turkey

Hurriyet Daily News

The European Parliament vote urging Turkey to use the centenary of the mass slaughter of Ottoman Armenians as an opportunity to “recognize the Armenian genocide” showcases enmity against Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said April 16

Meds Yeghern | European Parliament Resolution

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Meds Yeghern[*] | European Parliament Resolution STRASBOURG—During its plenary session on Wednesday the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. The European Council was represented by Kalinina-Lukaševica and the European Commission by Kristalina Georgieva, Vice-President of the European Commission. 

EU’s Schulz told Turkey he understood reaction to genocide vote: sources

European Parliament President Martin Schulz told Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on April 17 he “understands” Ankara’s reaction to a vote calling the 1915 mass killing of Armenians a genocide, sources in the prime minister’s office said.

PM Davutoğlu Publishes a message over 1915 events

Bianet :: English

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said: “We understand the difficulties that minorities have experienced during World War I as grandchildren of the nations which have different ethnicity and religious origins and send our condolences to those grandchildren with our respects to the innocent Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives,” in his statement before the 100th anniversary of 1915 which will take place on 24 April.

Propositions such as the ‘genocide’ motion will give rise to enmity against Turks and Muslims, PM warns

…ed that decisions like the EP’s motion calling the mass killings of Anatolian Armenians during WWI ‘genocide‘ will lead to enmity and prejudice against Turkey and Muslim

Hurriyet Daily News /

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3. Turkey postpones meeting with the EU, rebukes Armenia, fines TV station for using ‘God’ instead of ‘Allah’…
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5. The Pope hits hard. The word Genocide.

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