The Turkish have long resisted the use of the term “genocide” to describe what was perpetrated on the Armenian people during World War I. The history is part of Turkey’s foundation story as a nation. Durrie Bouscaren reports that many are waiting to see what this declaration will do to the relations between the US and its ally.
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