The mass killings claimed more than a million lives as Ottoman forces expelled or killed ethnic Armenians during the tumult of World War I and the unraveling of the empire.
Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’
Armenia and human rights advocates around the globe applauded Biden’s move, while Turkey responded with furor.
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Erdogan calls on Biden to reverse ‘wrong step’ on Armenian declaration
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called on U.S. President Joe Biden to immediately reverse his declaration that 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, a move he said …
The U.S. sees a historical genocide. Turkey sees a political vendetta.
Biden’s decision to recognize the atrocities against Armenians as a genocide is both a reflection of his administration’s commitment to human rights as well as Washington’s mounting impatience with …
Turkey summons US ambassador after Armenian ‘genocide’ statement
Turkey condemns US President Joe Biden’s statement, says it opens ‘a wound that’s hard to fix in our relations’.
Turkey says it will respond in time to “outrageous” U.S. genocide statement
U.S. President Joe Biden’s declaration that the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is “simply outrageous” and Turkey will respond in various ways over the coming months, …
Turkey summons US ambassador over genocide announcement
Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. ambassador in Ankara to protest the U.S. decision to mark the deportation and killing of Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as “genocide.” Deputy …
Turkey Summons U.S. Envoy After Biden’s ‘Genocide’ Statement
President Joe Biden commemorated the 106th anniversary of the mass killing of Armenians by twice calling it a “genocide” — a word no U.S. leader since Ronald Reagan has used to describe the event for …
Turkey summons U.S. ambassador over Armenian genocide recognition
Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador to Ankara over President Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported. Driving the news: Biden on …