Austria, Germany, France and Russia join the Vatican in plot against Turkey

By calling the Armenian massacre during World War I genocide, the Vatican has joined the plot against Turkey, Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu claimed. Austria, Russia, Germany, the U.S. and many others have followed suit and joined the Vatican in the plot against Turkey.

I would not wish to be in the place of Turkish diplomats last week, who tried to keep up with the recognition statements that came pouring in like rain. They must have spent sleepless nights fine-tuning the reactions to be given to each and every one of them. 

Here is an analysis of what Turkey officially said and what you should read between the lines:

U.S. President Barack Obama avoided calling the Armenian killings genocide, instead using the phrase ?Meds Yeghern,? which means ?great calamity? in Armenian.

Official reaction: ?We have noted [this stance] with regret. We refuse this understanding.?

Unofficial read: ?Thank you for not joining the genocide chorus and providing us with a huge sense of relief. You should understand that we had to say something.  Notice that compared to others, we have not used insulting rhetoric toward you.?

Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the commemorations in Yerevan and used the word genocide.
Official reaction: ?Taking into account the mass atrocities and exiles in the Caucasus, in Central Asia and in Eastern Europe which were committed by Russia for a century and the collective punishment methods such as Holodomor as well as inhumane practices which were used against Turkish and Muslim people in Russia?s own history, we consider that Russia is best-suited to know what exactly ?genocide? and its legal dimension are.?

Unofficial reaction: ?It is so frustrating that you remain so insensitive...

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