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Turkey's EU Minister disapproves of remarks by Mahçupyan over 1915

EU Minister Volkan Bozk?r has expressed unease over remarks by Prime Ministerial adviser Etyen Mahçupyan that it was impossible to say that Armenians were not subjected to a genocide in 1915.

Mahçupyan?s description ?was not appropriate for his title of adviser,? Bozk?r said on April 16 during a televised interview.

Remembering 1915

What happened to the Armenians in 1915, just as the First World War was heating up, is for historians to research and reveal. Much has already been revealed and the general outline of the story is known.

There is clearly more to be researched, though, since no historical narrative is constant and fixed.

Court sends 20 members of "Traffic Mafia" to prison

Court sends 20 members of "Traffic Mafia" to prison

BELGRADE -- The Special Court in Belgrade on Wednesday sentenced 20 members of the so-called "Traffic Mafia" to between five months and 7.5 years in prison.

They were accused and found guilty of causing "huge losses to insurance providers by defrauding them with false insurance claims."

Turkey Summons Vatican Ambassador over Pope's Armenian 'Genocide' Claim

Turkey summoned the Vatican Ambassador in Ankara after Pope Francis described the mass killing of Armenians in WW1 as genocide.

Turkey's Foreign Ministry requested a meeting with the Vatican's envoy in Ankara after the Pope's comments during Sunday's Mass in the Armenian Catholic rite at Peter's Basilica, according to reports of the BBC News.

Pope Francis Calls Armenian Killings '1st Genocide of 20th Century'

Pope Francis has called the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman rule in WW1 the 'first genocide of the 20th century."

The pontiff used the word "genocide" in a statement at the beginning of Sunday's Mass in the Armenian Catholic rite at Peter's Basilica.

The service was attended by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

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