At the time when debates are continuing in U.S. Congress over Armenian Genocide resolution, ">"The World Almanac and Book of Facts" included Turkey in the list of countries, which are responsible for genocide. Independent French journalist Jean Eckian told the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist the 2007 edition mentions that mass killings of Armenian at the beginning of 20th century in Ottoman Empire is a "genocide", a crime that Turkey himself categorically denies. The annual almanac mentioned Turkey in the "Crime and Terrorist activities; Genocide" section. The almanac noted that the term "genocide" was first used by Dr. Raphael Lemkin in 1944 and gives the definition of the word. The almanac continued with the following statements, "The year: 1915, the event: Armenians being destroyed by Young Turks, the location: Turkey, the Ottoman Empire, estimated deaths: some 1 million."