ANKARA (Hurriyet Daily News)—“Turkey will make a sound assessment before it imposes measures against Germany in reaction to a parliamentary recognition of the 1915 killings of Anatolian Armenians as genocide,” the Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said, underlining that Turkey will not completely destroy its ties with an important ally.
“The necessary reaction will be given after an evaluation of the background of this decision. Turkey and Germany are two important allies. No one should expect a full worsening of our relationship with Germany because of this kind of a decision. But this does not mean that Turkey will remain indifferent and silent against such a move,” Yıldırım said.
Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Berlin for consultation in a first step of protest against the German parliament’s decision to label the mass killings of Armenians at the hands of Ottoman Empire in 1915 as genocide.
Describing the vote as a historic mistake and reiterating that it was null and void in the eyes of Turkey and the Turkish people, Yıldırım said, “Turkish-German relations have been seriously hurt by this decision. But I want to draw attention to one point: The fact that only around 250 lawmakers out of 650 present at the voting indicates that the majority of the German parliament could not embrace this move.”
The Turkish prime minister vowed that Turkey will continue its relations with its allies and friends “no matter what happens,” expressing his hopes that common sense will prevail in Germany as well.
Yıldırım was tougher in his remarks against Armenia during the press conference, as he accused Turkey’s eastern neighbor of supporting terrorism while reminding that scores of Turkish diplomats were assassinated by Armenian terror groups in the past.
“Today, it’s not a secret that [Armenia] is embracing terror organizations in an indirect way. These are millions of Armenians who are paying the price of these unconscious moves of the Armenian leadership through isolation, poverty and difficulties. Armenia should now renounce these empty dreams and begin to work for the welfare of its people through good neighborly relationships in the region,” he stressed.
What happened to the big talk Turkey was angered with? It is all bluff, the entire world knows that Turkey is just empty air. Viva Germany.
I hop USA and rest of the remaining 168 country’s they will learn from the Germans Parliament not to get intimidate buy the hot balloon hot bullshit Turks and i hop this is the beginning of the world to come and acknowledges the Armenian Gennosside
when you have two criminal partners one say i was part of the crime the outer criminal is finish Turks are finish after 101 years latter thank you Germany
These brain washed Turkic herds, once again, are off the topics of Armenian Genocide, committed by their vicious Jihadist Caliphate!.
Good for Turkey, because Turkey knows well that Germany is extending helping hand to solve the Genocide issue, Erdogan should be grateful to Mrs. Merkel.