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Sat, Feb 11 2012
Turkish ambassador to Sweden recalled over Armenian genocide vote
Turkey's Ambassador to Sweden Zergun Koruturk was recalled after the Swedish parliament branded the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces genocide
Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the Swedish parliament voted narrowly to describe the killing of Armenians in World War I as genocide, the BBC said on March 11 2010.
With 131 votes in favour, and 130 against, Swedish MPs adopted a resolution about Armenians, Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans and Pontic Greeks suffering "genocide" in 1915 in the Ottoman Empire.
The Turkish government condemned the resolution, saying it was "based upon major errors and without foundation", the BBC said.
The Swedish government was against the opposition's resolution but it passed by one vote after some MPs defied party lines.
It comes days after a US congressional panel passed a similar resolution. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan cancelled a visit to Stockholm scheduled for next week and criticised the vote.
"Our people and our government reject this decision based upon major errors and without foundation," the BBC quoted the statement as saying.
The BBC also quoted Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt as saying the vote was a "mistake" but that it did not change the position of his government, which supports Turkey's entry into the EU.
With 131 votes in favour, and 130 against, Swedish MPs adopted a resolution about Armenians, Assyrians, Syriacs, Chaldeans and Pontic Greeks suffering "genocide" in 1915 in the Ottoman Empire.
The Turkish government condemned the resolution, saying it was "based upon major errors and without foundation", the BBC said.
The Swedish government was against the opposition's resolution but it passed by one vote after some MPs defied party lines.
It comes days after a US congressional panel passed a similar resolution. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan cancelled a visit to Stockholm scheduled for next week and criticised the vote.
"Our people and our government reject this decision based upon major errors and without foundation," the BBC quoted the statement as saying.
The BBC also quoted Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt as saying the vote was a "mistake" but that it did not change the position of his government, which supports Turkey's entry into the EU.
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In 1877 the Bulgarian city Stara Zagora was luted and totally burnt by the turkish bashi-bazouk. For less than 3 days 12500 citizens was slaughtered like animals. Shame on you Turkey!
SOME OF THESE COMMENTS SEEM TO JUSTIFY THE TURKISH VERSION ,THE ARMENIAN VERSION HAS NOT CHANGE FROM THE BEGINNING,YET THE TURKS ALLOW THEIR DENIERS TO COME UP WITH A NEW VERSION EVERY YEAR WHERE IS THEIR CREDITABILITY?
to say Armenian rebellion justified their genocide is like saying Jewish involvement with Communist revolutions and rebellion justified their genocide..sickening analogy!
what a morally bankrupt rug merchant!
I don't people understand what genocide entails. The Armenian massacre was a response to war. That is, the Armenian rebellion in Van, their allegiance with Russia, during WWI, is what produced the massacres.
Don't get me wrong, I am not justifying Turkey. The Armenians rebelled for their rights. However provocation is on the Armenian side. There is no proof of "intent" on the Turkish side either. The only "intent" is that Turks responded to the rebellions and widespread treason by deporting the Armenian population.
I doubt anyone would consider trans-Atlantic slave trade [...]
Read the full comment "genocide". It, interestingly, can be suggested that certain processes used to contain and exterminate the indigenous population were genocidal. The entire episode cannot be branded as genocide, though.
PS: Ethnic massacres aren't lighter than genocides. Just very different concepts.
Turkey can cry all it wants, the genocide did happen not just the Armenians but also for the Pontus-Greeks, these are human beings not animals and they shouldn't be forgotten. Hopefully the whole World will follow Sweden.
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It's largely controversial!
The other position has to be heard too, namely, the Turkish one.
Please remember that if it weren't for the regular Turkish army the Batak slaughter would've reigned onto other neighboring cities.
Think with your own heads and don't take propaganda for the entire truth.
There was undoubtedly a genocide, yet it's victims were not only Armenians but also Kurd, Bulgarians, Greeks, even Turks themselves.
Thank you Sweden for the recognition of the Syriac (Aramean) Genocide
500 years of genocide in Bulgaria.
Turkey owes 500 billion euro of reparations, PLUS a million to each and every BG citizen as a form of apology.
then we can discuss accession, muppets
yes Ankara recalled ambassador, they should send 'Genocide-oglu' instead...
why Turk so keen on holocaust denial?
Turkey existed before Kemal so the excuse the Neo-Turks give and hide behind the shadoww of their fingers,is that it was the Ottomans who comitted what they committed and not the Turks ,as if Turkey was born after the genocide renouncing thus their Osmanli decendennce.
Muhammad Megalomatis who champions everyones human rights will scoff at this resolution. The proof is in the pudding. Millions of human remains do not lay in eastern Turkey for nothing.