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Threat of Sanctions: Erdogan Slams 'Racist' France Over Genocide Bill - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Erdogan Slams 'Racist' France Over Genocide Bill
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Jan. 10 photo).Zoom
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Jan. 10 photo).

The French Senate has passed a bill making the denial of genocide -- including the massacre of Armenians in 1915 -- a crime. The Turkish reaction has been furious. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced what he called a "racist and discriminatory" attitude towards Turkey.

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