Turkey denounces French genocide law

Turkey furiously denounced the move by France's senate of passing a bill outlawing the denial of the Armenian genocide in 1915, with Justice Minister Sadullah Ergin saying it was "a great injustice and shows a total lack of respect for Turkey."

"We strongly condemn this decision which is... an example of irresponsibility," the Turkish foreign ministry said in a written statement, adding that the government would not hesitate to swiftly implement retaliatory measures.

"Politicising the understanding of justice and history through other people's past and damaging freedom of expression in a tactless manner are first and foremost a loss for France," it added.

France's upper house of parliament approved a bill that will make it illegal to deny that the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago amounted to genocide.

Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.

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[PeopleOfAr]

@17sweetIsrael I wander why you are in my friend list when you say such vile things about my people and my nation. I guess you are just another two faced liar similar to your kin, suck up to Armenians at one time curse the entire nation with the most dirty of curses the next. Shows how you and your people truly are! 

[berke657]

@berke657 Do you think we are afraid of Usa,Russia or İsrael??You are wrong.We beat 7 countries(İtalia,England,Austr­alia,Greece,Russia,Armenia,And the my best(France)so if you want my country ıf you have a bit of courage dont talk come and take

[TheSomething88]

@keghamminas BTW the name of the soultan is Abdul Hamid who knew that Russia is using the Armenian people to make Turkey week. So The sultan decided to do what he did bit the Armenian people thought that they can fight and the Turks just fight back.And if u are so concern about these innocent people think about the real genocide that really happens as we speak in Israel over the Palestinian people but I guess they are just stupid Muslims and not worthy of talking. Right? Reed more dude.

[TheSomething88]

@keghamminas know the real Turkish history. I hope u didn't reed this"history"on the internet.

[TheSomething88]

I know it is hard to accept the facts. I would say the same to u dear because it is more than obvious that u don't

[keghamminas]

@TheSomething88

You are swiming counter current in vain. Then what Sultan

you are speaking about !Ottoman turkey during the big

Armenian Genocide of 1915 was governed by the Young Turks

" The Committy Of Union And Progress" ; go to school and study

your history.

[TheSomething88]

There was no genocide. Reed the history and u will c I'm right. At that time when the Armenian people got rebellious the sultan decided that they should be moved from there for the safety of the country to other places in Turkey on the expense of the country. This decision was written on a paper on witch there is the signature of the sultan him self and that paper still exists. But the Armenian people tried to fight and the army fight back. If u don't believe me check that up.

[Bolshevik71]

Fuck all Turkish Islamist dog prayers to a pedo 'prophet' rapist. Viva PKK. Viva EOKA. viva ANSALA. That fucking dog Erdogan will soon swing from the end of a PKK rope made in beautiful Israel