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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.
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Turkish PM's chief advisor calls 1915 a 'genocide'
Etyen Mahçupyan, who became the ever first Armenian-origin chief advisor to a Turkish prime minister when Ahmet Davuto?lu appointed him to the post on Aug. 27, 2014, has described the killings of Armenians in 1915 at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as a ?genocide.?
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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 detains 134 people for illegal entry
Some 134 people have been detained by security forces in Turkey for illegally entering the country and trying to cross into neighboring Bulgaria, Greece and Syria, officials have stated.
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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.
Tolimir's life sentence upheld by ICTY
THE HAGUE - The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has upheld a life sentence for retired Army of Republika Srpska General Zdravko Tolimir for crimes against Srebrenica Muslims in July 1995.
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Bosnia Divided by Serb Officer’s Genocide Conviction
Bosniak war victims welcomed the life sentence for genocide in Srebrenica given to former general Zdravko Tolimir, but Serb lawyers said it was an unjust, politicised verdict.
Life sentence confirmed for former RS official
Life sentence confirmed for former RS official
THE HAGUE -- The Hague Tribunal on Wednesday confirmed a life sentence handed down to retired General of the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) Zdravko Tolimir.
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