Turkey reacts with anger after the French Senate approves a bill making it a crime to deny genocide was committed by Turks against Armenians in World War I ... Turkey has reacted with fury to the latest move by French lawmakers to condemn the mass killing of Armenians by Turks in 1915 ... Jan 23 - The French Senate passes law making it criminal to deny mass killing of Armenians in WW1 was genocide. Michaela Cabrera reports ... PARIS/ANKARA (Reuters) - France urged Turkey on Tuesday not to overreact after the French parliament adopted a bill making it illegal to deny the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago was genocide ... The Turkish prime minister has said a bill passed by the French parliament on the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule is "racist" ... Jan 24 - French legislation banning the denial of genocide against Armenians by Ottoman Turks sparks outrage from Turkey and threatens diplomatic relations. Lindsey Parietti reports ... |