Erdogan armenia genocide

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers at the parliament in Ankara on January 24, 2012. Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed as discriminatory and racist a bill passed by the French Senate making denial of the Armenian genocide a crime. "The proposal adopted in France is tantamount to discrimination, racism and violates freedom of thought," Erdogan said in the parliament during an address to his fellow deputies. AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN