the guardian: Turkish anger as German MPs prepare to vote on Armenian genocide

Thursday’s ballot on whether to pass a symbolic resolution on first world war massacre is ‘ridiculous’, says Turkish prime minister [more...]

new york times: Turkey’s Focus Is Elsewhere on Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

ISTANBUL — On the day that Armenians from around the world came here to commemorate the killing and forced expulsion of their ancestors by the Ottoman Turks a century ago, Turkish officials chose to focus on a different centennial, that of their country’s most important military victory.The dueling commemorations Friday illustrated the enmity between [more...]