Turkish Agenda Telegram channel wrote.
“We believe that Turkey s relations with the United States are at a historic crossroads. In response to Biden s statements, we must first activate the S-400 and return the money for F-35 fighters, Bahceli said.
Biden officially recognized the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire on Saturday, April 24. The decision was timed to the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
In response, Turkey thought about
suspending the Turkish-American agreement on cooperation in the field of defense and economy.
S-400 missile system in action
What Biden s genocide remark means to Turkey, and to Armenians By Pinar Sevinclidir U.S., Turkey at odds over Armenian genocide
Istanbul Turkey and the U.S. have once again found each other at odds after President Joe Biden s characterization of the Ottoman atrocities committed against ethnic Armenians more than 100 years ago as genocide. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called Mr. Biden s statement baseless, unfair and untrue.
Erdogan said the American leader s wrong step would hinder bilateral relations, and he hinted strongly at hypocrisy, urging the U.S. to look in the mirror.
Breaking with previous administrations, Mr. Biden described the deadly forced deportation of well over a million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire modern-day Turkey at the beginning of World War I as a genocide.
President Joe Biden will deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress
The remarks will be unlike any other in U.S. history as the House chamber limits congressional attendees to 200 and bars guests from attending during COVID
Usually the House chamber can accommodate for 1,600 guests for big events
There will also be no designated survivor as is customary for a presidential address considering only two Cabinet officials are attending
It s also the first time two women sit behind the president for an address with Speaker Nancy Pelosi in her seat and vice President Kamala Harris beside her
April 28, 2021
ISTANBUL Turkey’s Human Rights Association (IHD) filed a criminal complaint Tuesday against independent lawmaker Umit Ozdag over threats toward Garo Paylan, an Armenian deputy with the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), following remarks Paylan shared on Twitter regarding the Armenian genocide.
The news comes as tensions remain high in Turkey following Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24, during which US President Joe Biden broke with his predecessors and recognized the 1915 mass killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottomans as genocide in a statement, putting further strain on US-Turkey relations.
On Saturday, Paylan shared a tweet criticizing the fact that streets and schools in Turkey are currently named after Talaat Pasha, a leading architect of the Armenian genocide who served as the Ottoman Empire’s interior minister at the time of the events, comparing the situation to schools being named after Adolf Hitler in Germany.
U.S. announces recognition of historic tragedy on 106
th anniversary of its start
U.S. president Joe Biden’s historic declaration last Saturday that the Ottoman Empire’s systematic killing and deportation of 1.5 million Armenians in the early 20
th century was a genocide came just a few hours before Montreal-area Armenians gathered at the Armenian monument on the edge of Autoroute 440 in Laval to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
Official U.S. position
The mid-afternoon event drew not only people of all ages from the Armenian community, but also many elected officials from the federal, provincial and municipal governments.
Biden’s declaration, which now reflects the official U.S. government position, came after five successive U.S. presidents danced for decades around the Armenian issue, while specifically avoiding use of the word “genocide.”