Erdogan labels U.S. President's April 24 statement unacceptable
Obama's remarks regarding events of 1915 are unacceptable, Turkish Prime Minister said.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan thinks Obama's words do not reflect real history.
"Such a sensitive issue of expertise, which should in fact be left to historians, is continuously being used as a tool for politics and a matter of misuse by Armenian lobbies every year, and this prevents normalization of relations between people and countries," Erdogan said during Justice & Development (AK) Party meeting in Ankara.
He also reminded Turkey's initiative to set committee of historians to examine 1915 events.
"I would like to express my deep sorrow over efforts of many politicians to try to win votes over misuse of 1915 incidents, and history is an esteemed branch of science that cannot be made a tool for internal politics," Erdogan said and added Turkey is not a country that can be fooled, The Anatolia News Agency reported.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan thinks Obama's words do not reflect real history.
"Such a sensitive issue of expertise, which should in fact be left to historians, is continuously being used as a tool for politics and a matter of misuse by Armenian lobbies every year, and this prevents normalization of relations between people and countries," Erdogan said during Justice & Development (AK) Party meeting in Ankara.
He also reminded Turkey's initiative to set committee of historians to examine 1915 events.
"I would like to express my deep sorrow over efforts of many politicians to try to win votes over misuse of 1915 incidents, and history is an esteemed branch of science that cannot be made a tool for internal politics," Erdogan said and added Turkey is not a country that can be fooled, The Anatolia News Agency reported.
