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RT writes that thousands of emails have been reportedly sent out by the Turkish community to German MPs, threatening the politicians and calling them names in connection with Berlin’s latest attempts to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide. The legislation, which has strained German-Turkish relations, is largely being supported by the opposition Greens in Germany, Merkel's conservative bloc and Social Democrats. This parliamentary vote was originally scheduled to take place a year ago to mark the 100th anniversary of the genocide, but was postponed and eventually scheduled for June 2.RT quotes the Germany Spiegel Online news media as saying that Turkish citizens have also reached out privately via social media. Over 500 different Turkish organizations in Germany have sent out emails to not only to their local MPs but also journalists covering the progress of the resolution titled “Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in the years 1915 and 1916”, which the German Parliament will vote on this Thursday.
“It's always the same terms: 'Traitor,' 'Armenia's pig', 'son of a bitch', 'Armenian Terrorist' and even ‘Nazi'," he told ARD.
The most common letter sent out stated: “More than 90 percent of the Turkish population rightly rejects the genocide accusation and interprets it as slander.” It then warns that if the resolution is passed, it will “poison the peaceful coexistence between Germans and Turks in this country, and also in Turkey,” Spiegel reported.
Journalists received threats such as: “You will be eliminated,” or “Your end will be like that of Hrant Dink.”
Armenians also sent out letters supporting the resolution. “Recognition of the Armenian Genocide is important to prevent other genocides in the future,” the spokesman of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Tigran Balayan, told AFP.
Thousands of emails have been reportedly sent out by the Turkish community to German MPs, threatening the politicians and calling them names in connection with Berlin’s latest attempts to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide.
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