Turkey: German Vote to Recognize Armenian Genocide Will Hurt Relations

Turkish leaders are warning Germany that the countries' relationship will be harmed if lawmakers approve a measure labeling the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Germany's parliament is due to vote on the bill Thursday. The text says the Armenian deaths are an example of the mass exterminations, ethnic cleansing, expulsions and genocides that marked the last century in a "terrible way." It also assigns some responsibility to Germany, which...

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