Tag: Ottoman killings of Armenians

• Wednesday, April 15th 2015 - 08:19 UTC

  Turkey warns Pope Francis not to repeat the 'mistake' of using 'genocide' for mass killings of Armenians

  

  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has condemned Pope Francis, warning him to not repeat the “mistake” of describing the mass killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide.”

• Monday, April 13th 2015 - 08:57 UTC

  Francis triggers fury from Turkey recalling the genocide of the Armenian people

  

  Pope Francis uttered the word “genocide” on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians 100 years ago, sparking fury from Turkey which slammed the term as “far from historical reality”.