Thursday, June 2, 2016

Turkey withdraws Berlin ambassador after German MPs recognize Armenian ‘genocide’

Turkey withdraws Berlin ambassador after German MPs recognize Armenian 'genocide'

The German Parliament recognized the Armenian "genocide" on Thursday, drawing harsh criticism from the Turkish government. Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Germany "for consultations" following the parliamentary vote. The massacres and deportations of 1 million to 1.5 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 has been described as "genocide" by more than 20 nations, […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/06/02/turkey-withdraws-berlin-ambassador-after-german-mps-recognize-armenian-genocide/

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