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Armenian genocide vote in Sweden sparks Turkish fury

Source country euractiv-en Friday, March 12, 2010 4:44:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hrant Dink[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[9]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Turkey-EU; Enlargement;

A diplomatic row has erupted after Sweden’s parliament voted yesterday (11 March) to officially declare the Turkish mass killing of Armenians in World War I as "genocide"....

Turkey uneasy over Swedish parliament's resolution

Source country xinhuanet_en Friday, March 12, 2010 2:14:00 PM CET | info [other]

Other categories: Conflict;

Sweden's parliament on Thursday passed a resolution recognizing the killing of Armenians and many other ethnic groups in 1915 as genocide....

Envoy summoned after Sweden 'genocide' vote - Summary

Source country earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:35:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Stephen Harper[1]; Carl Bildt[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3];

Other categories: Conflict; External Relations;

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "The Turkish government rejects this decision as lacking basis. It is obvious that the decision was made taking into consideration some political interests for the elections that would take place in Sweden in September 2010,"

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "The resolution does not correspond to the close friendship of our two nations,"

Istanbul/Stockholm - The Turkish government Friday summoned Sweden's ambassador in Ankara after the parliament in Stockholm voted to call the World War I-era killings of more than 1 million Armenians and other minorities by the Ottomans a genocide. T......

Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden

Source country aljazeera-en Friday, March 12, 2010 1:02:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Quotes in this article

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "Our people and our government reject this decision based upon major errors and without foundation,"

Turkey protests Swedish vote to describe killing of Armenians during WWI as genocide....

Turkey Recalls Envoy After Sweden Recognizes Armenian 'Genocide'

Source country rferl Friday, March 12, 2010 12:22:00 PM CET | info [other]

Entities: Suat Kiniklioglu[1]; Hans Linde[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: EU Russia; Conflict;

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Hans Linde responded: "If the victims are not acknowledged and get their sufferings proved true, this trauma may go on for generations"

Carl Bildt said: "I'm very concerned, I am worried about the consequences," "I got a report from Turkey that the opposition now wants the normalization of the contacts between Armenia and Turkey to stop. I think this politicizing of history risks making reconciliation more difficult"

In a move that has angered Turkey, Sweden has joined a growing list of countries recognizing as genocide the massacres of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago....

Turkey protests Swedish genocide vote

Source country cnn Friday, March 12, 2010 11:57:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1]; Namik Tan[1];

Other categories: Conflict; EU-USA;

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Carl Bildt added: "The decision will not help the debate in Turkey, which has become increasingly open and tolerant as Turkey has developed closer relations with the European Union and made the democratic reforms these entail,"

Turkey has canceled a high-level summit scheduled to take place in Sweden next week in protest of a resolution passed by the Swedish Parliament, recognizing the 1915 killings of ethnic Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide....

Sweden angers Turkey with 'genocide' vote

Source country europeanvoice Friday, March 12, 2010 11:39:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hans Linde[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Turkey-EU; Enlargement;

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Carl Bildt said: “This is exactly the type of consequence I feared,”

Turkey withdraws its ambassador to Sweden in protest at Armenia vote. Thursday, 11 March 2010...

Sweden and Turkey in 'genocide' row

Source country euronews-en Friday, March 12, 2010 11:37:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hans Linde[1]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Turkey has cancelled a planned summit with Sweden after its parliament endorsed the term genocide over the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One. Turkey has also recalled its ambassador. Sweden, however, appears firm in its decision....

Turkish PM cancels visit after Sweden recognizes Armenian genocide

Source country russiatoday Friday, March 12, 2010 11:06:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Other categories: Conflict; European Parliament;

Quotes in this article

Recep Tayyip Erdogan commented: “Our people and government reject this decision based on false data and the lack of any basis,”

Ankara has recalled its Ambassador to Stockholm and canceled the planned visit of Prime Minister Erdogan, after the Swedish parliament adopted a resolution recognizing the genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire....

Turkey condemns Swedish "genocide" claims

Source country kuna-en Friday, March 12, 2010 10:56:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Namik Tan[1]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

ISTANBUL, March 12 (KUNA) -- Turkey condemned Friday the Swedish Parliament's decision to call the killing of Armenians during the reign of the Ottoman Empire a "genocide." Sweden's "politically-oriented" decision does not reflect deeply-rooted Turkish-Swedish ties, said a statement issued by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office....

Turkey's PM Erdogan cancels his visit to Stockholm after Sweden endorses Armenian Genocide Resolution

Source country panorama-am Friday, March 12, 2010 10:36:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Genocide Resolution[3]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Turkey-EU;

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Abdullah Gül said: "All we know how such decisions are made"

Turkish media referred to the Armenian Genocide Resolution endorsement by the Swedish parliament Thursday. Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey ......

Turkey, Sweden in Armenia genocide row

Source country b92net_en Friday, March 12, 2010 10:21:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Turkey-EU;

Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament voted narrowly to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in World War I. The Turkish government condemned the resolution, saying it was "based upon major errors and without foundation"....

Sweden calls on not to politicize historical events

Source country trendnews-az Friday, March 12, 2010 9:52:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt called on not to politicize the historical events, commenting on recent developments in the Swedish Parliament, CNN Turk quoted the Swedish media outlets. The Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Relations approved a resolution on the ......

Turkey Recalls Envoy to Sweden Over Armenia Vote

Source country qnaol Friday, March 12, 2010 9:49:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Quotes in this article

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "It does not correspond to the close friendship of our two nations. We are recalling our ambassador for consultations,"

Ankara, March 12 (QNA) - Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Sweden on after Swedish Parliament approved a resolution on Armenian allegations regarding 1915 incidents. "We strongly condemn this resolution, which is made for political calculations," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.......

Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenia vote

Source country azernews-en Friday, March 12, 2010 9:44:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Quotes in this article

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "It does not correspond to the close friendship of our two nations. We are recalling our ambassador for consultations,"

Carl Bildt said: "The decision also doesn't help the debate in Turkey, which has become all the more open and tolerant as it moves closer to the European Union and resulting democratic reform,"

12-03-2010 06:03:32 Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Thursday and canceled an upcoming summit between the countries after the Swedish parliament branded the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces genocide, Reuters reported. The move comes only a week after Ankara called home its ambassador to the United States because a U....

TURKISH PRESS SCAN FOR MARCH 12

Source country TurkishDailyNews Friday, March 12, 2010 9:42:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Omer Dincer[1]; Bülent Arınç[1]; Abdullah Gül[2]; Ali Babacan[1]; Ilhan Selcuk[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[24]; Yildiz Holding[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters; Natural Disasters; Conflict; FRA-EU; Development; Justice, freedom and security; Public Health; Taxation;

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Omer Dincer said: "However, it is meaningless to be happy with such development. Because the death of a worker is a shameful thing for us,"

Abdullah Gül said: "the government worked on such matter"

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 12, 2010. The Hürriyet Daily News does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy....

Sweden labels mass killing of Armenians 'genocide'

Source country TurkishDailyNews Friday, March 12, 2010 9:42:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1]; Abdullah Gül[1]; Liberal Parti[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 killing of Armenians in Turkey as 'genocide.' The Turkish government has recalled its ambassador....

Ankara recalls ambassador after Sweden 'genocide' vote

Source country earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 9:31:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Stephen Harper[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Quotes in this article

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "The resolution does not correspond to the close friendship of our two nations,"

Istanbul - Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Stockholm after the Swedish parliament late Thursday adopted a resolution that stated the World War I-era killings of more than 1 million Armenians and other minorities by the Ottomans was a genocide. ......

Genocide vote sparks diplomatic fall out

Source country thelocal Friday, March 12, 2010 9:21:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hans Linde[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Society; FRA-EU; Foreign and Security Policy;

Quotes in this article

Hans Linde said: "Firstly, to hinder any repeat and to learn from history. Secondly, to encourage the development of democracy in Turkey - which includes dealing with their own history. Thirdly, to redress the wrongs committed against the victims and their descendants,"

Sweden's ambassador to Turkey has been summoned to the Turkish foreign ministry on Friday morning after the Swedish parliament voted to recognize the 1915 mass killing of Armenians and other ethnic groups as genocide....

Sweden labels mass killing of Armenians genocide

Source country jpost Friday, March 12, 2010 9:15:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3]; Carl Bildt[1]; Liberal Parti[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

By ASSOCIATED PRESS 12/03/2010 09:43 Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest. The measure passed with a one-vote margin in a surprise.......

ANCA welcomes Swedish Parliament’s adoption of resolution recognizing genocide

Source country panorama-am Friday, March 12, 2010 9:06:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Aram Hamparian[1]; Genocide Resolution[1]; Obama Administration[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Over strident opposition from the Turkish Government, the Swedish Parliament, today, adopted a resolution recognizing the murder and annihilation of the Armenian, Assyrian/Syriac/Chaldean and Pontic Greek populations by the Ottoman ......

Turkish President criticized Swedish Parliament's decision

Source country armradio Friday, March 12, 2010 9:05:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Abdullah Gül[2];

12.03.2010 11:40 Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Thursday that the resolution on the Armenian Genocide approved by Swedish Parliament did not have any credibility. ”We know how this decision was made. It is ineffective from the point of our view”, said Turkish President Abdullah Gul....

Turkey recalls ambassador from Sweden over Armenian genocide vote

Source country armradio Friday, March 12, 2010 8:34:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3];

Other categories: Conflict;

12.03.2010 11:30 Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to Sweden after the parliament voted narrowly to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in World War I, the BBC reports. The Turkish government condemned the resolution, saying it was "based upon major errors and without foundation....

Swedish Parliament recognizes the Armenian genocide

Source country armradio Friday, March 12, 2010 8:34:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Aram Hamparian[1]; Genocide Resolution[1]; Obama Administration[1];

Other categories: Conflict; EU-USA;

12.03.2010 11:06 Over strident opposition from the Turkish Government, the Swedish Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing the murder and annihilation of the Armenian, Assyrian/Syriac/Chaldean and Pontic Greek populations by the Ottoman Turkish Government as "genocide," reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA....

Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenia vote

Source country azernews Friday, March 12, 2010 8:33:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Carl Bildt[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Quotes in this article

Recep Tayyip Erdogan said: "It does not correspond to the close friendship of our two nations. We are recalling our ambassador for consultations,"

Carl Bildt said: "The decision also doesn't help the debate in Turkey, which has become all the more open and tolerant as it moves closer to the European Union and resulting democratic reform,"

Swedish and Turkey in 'genocide' row

Source country euronews-en Friday, March 12, 2010 8:15:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Hans Linde[1]; Abdullah Gül[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Turkey has called off its ambassador to Sweden and Prime Minister has cancelled his visit to Sweden

Source country itartass_en Friday, March 12, 2010 7:19:00 AM CET | info [other]

Entities: Recep Tayyip Erdogan[3];

Other categories: Conflict;

11.03.2010, 22.49 ANKARA, March 11 (Itar-Tass) – Turkey has called off its ambassador to Sweden and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cancelled a previously planned visit to Sweden. The measures came as a reaction to the Swedish parliament’s decision earlier in the day to recognize the.......

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