Cumhuriyet journalist Duygu Guvenc slammed Ankara for shifting the date for Gallipoli commemoration to April 24 to divert attention from the Armenian Genocide recognition campaign.

“Moving the date for commemoration of the 100th anniversary of [the Battle of] Gallipoli to April 24 harmed Turkey a lot,” the journalist said, noting that the number of states that recognized the Genocide or reformulated Genocide-related resolutions grew by 10 in 2015.

“Vatican, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Russia and Syria are the countries that used the ‘genocide’ term in 2015. Still, Ankara takes every effort to prevent the German parliament’s decision that reflects German president’s remarks on Genocide,” she noted.